Where does “pa-” come from?

pa- (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

pa- (Tagalog): "adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...

Definitions

  1. "adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...

Ancestry of “pa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “pa-

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa-
pa- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer