Where does “sawa” come from?

sawa (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sawa.

sawa (Bikol Central): python; boa constrictor

Definitions

  1. python; boa constrictor

Ancestry of “sawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinesawa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansawa—

Words derived from “sawa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sawa →