Where does “ataul” come from?

ataul (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ataúd, from Arabic تَابُوت, from Classical Syriac ܬܝܒܘܬܐ, from Egyptian ḏbꜣt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

ataul (Tagalog): coffin; casket

Definitions

  1. coffin; casket

Ancestry of “ataul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishataúdcoffin, casket; a metal or wooden oven for...
2Arabicتَابُوتcoffin; box, coffin
3Classical Syriacܬܝܒܘܬܐ
4Egyptianḏbꜣtsarcophagus (in general)
5Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
6Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -tEvery word from Egyptian -tEvery word from Egyptian ḏbꜣt