Where does “dait” come from?

dait (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *daqit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit — to sew.

dait (Tagalog): stitch; binding; suture

Definitions

  1. stitch; binding; suture

Ancestry of “dait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*daqitto sew
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zaqitto sew
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit →Every word from Proto-Philippine *daqit →
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