Where does “malaayta” come from?

malaayta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ayta, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta — outsiders, alien people.

Ancestry of “malaayta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogAytaAeta people
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀtaoutsiders, alien people
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀta →Every word from Tagalog Ayta →