Where does “kagat” come from?

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

kagat (Tagalog): bite

Definitions

  1. bite

Ancestry of “kagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaʀatto bite
2Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

Words derived from “kagat”

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