Where does “pataba” come from?
pataba (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog taba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq.
pataba (Tagalog): fertilizer
Ancestry of “pataba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | taba | fat; lard |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tabəq | — |