Where does “gaw” come from?
gaw (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ig-agaw, from Cebuano agaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw.
gaw (Cebuano): an address to a cousin
Ancestry of “gaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | ig-agaw | a cousin, regardless of degrees of cousinhood |
| 2 | Cebuano | agaw | a cousin; a form of address to a cousin; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *qaʀaw | — |