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

  1. to defecate; to bleed or stain, as of an ink pen

Ancestry of “pagtae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtaefeces; shit; an objectionable person; !
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqiexcrement, feces
3Proto-AustronesianCaqi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqi →