Where does “patay-sindi” come from?

patay-sindi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sindi, from Spanish encender, from Latin incendēre.

patay-sindi (Tagalog): repeatedly turning on and off

Definitions

  1. repeatedly turning on and off

Ancestry of “patay-sindi”, step by step

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

via Tagalog sindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogsindiTo light; to ignite; To light up
2Spanishencenderto light, ignite; to turn on, switch on, power up
3Latinincendēre—

via Tagalog patay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpataythe dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse; the...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianp-ataydead
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—
Every word from Latin incendēre →Every word from Spanish encender →Every word from Tagalog sindi →