Where does “Agta” come from?

Agta (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta — outsiders, alien people.

Agta (Tagalog): Aeta people

Definitions

  1. Aeta people

Ancestry of “Agta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀtaoutsiders, alien people
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