Where does “mauswag” come from?

mauswag (Bikol Central) comes from Cebuano uswag — to promote; to advance.

Ancestry of “mauswag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanouswagto promote; to advance
Every word from Cebuano uswag
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