Where does “maginhawa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maginhawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralginhawabreath; respiration
2Proto-Philippinenihawabreath
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
4Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine nihawa →
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