Where does “pasintabi” come from?

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

pasintabi (Tagalog): excuse me; excuse us

Definitions

  1. excuse me; excuse us

Ancestry of “pasintabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Tagalog pa- →