Where does “pasabi” come from?

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

pasabi (Tagalog): message sent; notification

Definitions

  1. message sent; notification

Ancestry of “pasabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
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