Where does “ginhawa” come from?

ginhawa (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine nihawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

ginhawa (Bikol Central): breath; respiration

Definitions

  1. breath; respiration

Ancestry of “ginhawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinenihawabreath
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “ginhawa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine nihawa →