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Where does “pa-” come from?

pa- (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa-.

Ancestry of “pa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpa-—
2Proto-Austronesianpa-—

Words derived from “pa-”

  • pahayagan
  • patuka
  • pataksil
  • Patacsil
  • pahilaga
  • patimog
  • pa-
  • parati
  • patunay
  • paputok
  • pataba
  • pasabi
  • palagi
  • pangalan
  • gitnang pangalan
  • palutang
  • patalim
  • paliparan
  • payagpag
  • pagawaan
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →