Where does “pagi” come from?
pagi (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine paʀih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.
pagi (Tagalog): stingray
Ancestry of “pagi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | paʀih | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | paʀih | ray |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | paʀiS | ray |