Where does “pamahaw” come from?

pamahaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central bahaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian baSaw.

Ancestry of “pamahaw”, step by step

pamahaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central bahaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbahaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahaw—
3Proto-AustronesianbaSaw—

via Bikol Central pang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpang—

Words derived from “pamahaw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaw →Every word from Bikol Central bahaw →