Where does “kagat-labi” come from?

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

kagat-labi (Tagalog): lip bite

Definitions

  1. lip bite

Ancestry of “kagat-labi”, step by step

kagat-labi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kagat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkagatbite
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaʀatto bite
3Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

via Tagalog labi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglabilip; the edge of any opening; brim; edge of a cup...
2Proto-Austronesian*labiq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC →