Where does “pagi” come from?

pagi (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine paʀih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

pagi (Tausug): ray, stingray (fish)

Definitions

  1. ray, stingray (fish)

Ancestry of “pagi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinepaʀih—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
3Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →Every word from Proto-Philippine paʀih →
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