Where does “patawad” come from?

patawad (Tagalog) comes from Bikol Central tawad, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD.

patawad (Tagalog): apology; I'm sorry

Definitions

  1. apology; I'm sorry

Ancestry of “patawad”, step by step

patawad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central tawad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltawad—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tawaD—

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa—

via Tagalog tawad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtawadremission; discount; bargain given to a buyer

Words derived from “patawad”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD →