Where does “ipatay” come from?

ipatay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog patay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

ipatay (Tagalog): to be used to kill

Definitions

  1. to be used to kill

Ancestry of “ipatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpataythe dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse; the...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →Every word from Tagalog patay →