English
Makati
Makati comes from Tagalog kati ‘ebb’, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- ‘marker of past time in temporal expressions’, and ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ka-reconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)same form‘marker of past time in temporal expressions’reconstructed
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*qaCireconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ka-qatireconstructed
- Tagalogmodernkati‘ebb’
- Tagalog, derivedmodernMakati
- Spanishc. 1500–presentMacati
- EnglishtodayMakati
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ka-reconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)same form‘marker of past time in temporal expressions’reconstructed
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*qaCireconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ka-qatireconstructed
- Tagalogmodernkati‘ebb’
- Tagalog, derivedmodernMakati
- Spanishc. 1500–presentMacati
- EnglishtodayMakati
Every English word from Proto-Austronesian *ka-
Today it means
name An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *ka- / Makati