Where does “*paːt” come from?

*paːt (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

*paːt (Proto-Chamic): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “*paːt”, step by step

*paːt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
2Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Proto-Austronesian *əpat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*əpat

Words derived from “*paːt

Every word from Proto-Austronesian SəpatEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat