Where does “magpatay-patayan” come from?
magpatay-patayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.
magpatay-patayan (Tagalog): to play dead
Ancestry of “magpatay-patayan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | mag- | actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to... |
| 2 | Tagalog | sibuyas | onion |
| 3 | Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 4 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 5 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 6 | Latin | cēpa | — |