Where does “pamatay-sunog” come from?

pamatay-sunog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sunog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ — to burn.

pamatay-sunog (Tagalog): fire extinguisher

Definitions

  1. fire extinguisher

Ancestry of “pamatay-sunog”, step by step

pamatay-sunog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sunog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsunogburnt; fire; destructive burning; fire!
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sunuʀto burn

via Tagalog pamatay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpamatay—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ →Every word from Tagalog sunog →
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