Where does “hugas” come from?

hugas (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀas — to wash.

Ancestry of “hugas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huʀasto wash
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀas
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