Where does “haluwag” come from?

haluwag (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ha.

Ancestry of “haluwag”, step by step

haluwag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralha—

via Bikol Central luwag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralluwag—
Every word from Bikol Central ha →