Where does “kagaw” come from?

kagaw (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw — vermin.

Ancestry of “kagaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*kaʀaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaʀawvermin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw →