Where does “taytay” come from?

taytay (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay, from Proto-Austronesian taytay — bridge.

taytay (Tagalog): bamboo plank or bridge

Definitions

  1. bamboo plank or bridge

Ancestry of “taytay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaytaybridge
2Proto-Austronesiantaytaybridge

Words derived from “taytay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taytay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay →