Where does “akyat” come from?

akyat (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano kayat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC — to bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

akyat (Tagalog): climb; ascent

Definitions

  1. climb; ascent

Ancestry of “akyat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokayatcoitus; sexual intercourse; to fuck; to have sex;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaʀatto bite
3Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

Words derived from “akyat”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀat →Every word from Cebuano kayat →