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Where does “patay” come from?

patay (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

patay (Tagalog): the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse; the...

Definitions

  1. the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse; the...

Ancestry of “patay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-atay—
2Proto-AustronesianaCay—

Words derived from “patay”

  • mapatay
  • pumatay
  • mamatay
  • patayin
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