Where does “kaginhawahan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kaginhawahan”, step by step

kaginhawahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ginhawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralginhawabreath; respiration
2Proto-Philippinenihawabreath
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
4Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine nihawa →