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Where does “maglaway” come from?
maglaway (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central laway, from Proto-Philippine *láway.
Ancestry of “maglaway”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Bikol Central
laway
saliva
2
Proto-Philippine
*láway
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