Where does “akyat-bahay” come from?

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

akyat-bahay (Tagalog): house burglar, usually one that scales walls and is part of a gang

Definitions

  1. house burglar, usually one that scales walls and is part of a gang

Ancestry of “akyat-bahay”, step by step

akyat-bahay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog akyat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogakyatclimb; ascent
2Cebuanokayatcoitus; sexual intercourse; to fuck; to have sex;...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaʀatto bite
4Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

via Tagalog báhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbáhayhouse, home
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaCEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaʀatEvery word from Cebuano kayat