Where does “takaw-pait” come from?

takaw-pait (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pait, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.

takaw-pait (Tagalog): fond of foods that are bitter

Definitions

  1. fond of foods that are bitter

Ancestry of “takaw-pait”, step by step

takaw-pait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpaitbitterness; disagreeableness; harshness;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaqitbitterness
3Proto-AustronesianpaqiC—

via Tagalog takaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtakawgluttony; excess in eating; greed
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakawto steal
3Proto-AustronesianCakaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paqiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit →Every word from Tagalog pait →