Where does “pagtae” come from?
pagtae (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tae, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqi, from Proto-Austronesian Caqi.
pagtae (Tagalog): to defecate; to bleed or stain, as of an ink pen
Definitions
- to defecate; to bleed or stain, as of an ink pen
Ancestry of “pagtae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | tae | feces; shit; an objectionable person; ! |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqi | — |