Where does “paunti-unti” come from?

paunti-unti (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

paunti-unti (Tagalog): little by little; bit by bit

Definitions

  1. little by little; bit by bit

Ancestry of “paunti-unti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Tagalog pa- →