Where does “patay-dampot” come from?

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

patay-dampot (Tagalog): unconscious

Definitions

  1. unconscious

Ancestry of “patay-dampot”, step by step

patay-dampot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog patay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpataythe dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse; the...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Tagalog dampot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdampotpicking up with one's hand usually on the floor
2Malayjemputto invite
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian p-atay →Every word from Tagalog patay →