Where does “awa” come from?

awa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tan-awa, from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

awa (Cebuano): a wild sea dwelling milkfish (Chanos chanos); as opposed to milkfish raised in aquaculture see usage notes

Definitions

  1. a wild sea dwelling milkfish (Chanos chanos); as opposed to milkfish raised in aquaculture see usage notes

Ancestry of “awa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotan-awaimperative of tan-aw
2Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
3Proto-Austronesian*-a—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-a →Every word from Cebuano -a →Every word from Cebuano tan-awa →
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