How to Write 'Faith' in Baybayin Script (Waray)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Waray word faith. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
WARAY TRANSLATION
Faith
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-To-O
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-G-To-O
Etymology
From the Proto-Austronesian '*tuqu' meaning 'true', evolving into the act of accepting something as true.
ROOT WORD: TOO
magtoo
to believe
pumatoo
to testify
matoohon
faithful
nagtoo
believed