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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 ; as opposed to...

Definitions

  1. a wild sea dwelling milkfish ; as opposed to...

Ancestry of “awa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotan-awaimperative of tan-aw
2Cebuano-a—
3Proto-Austronesian*-a—
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