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Where does “huy-ab” come from?

huy-ab (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huyəʔab, from Proto-Austronesian *Suyəʔab.

huy-ab (Cebuano): to yawn; to open the mouth widely and take a...

Definitions

  1. to yawn; to open the mouth widely and take a...

Ancestry of “huy-ab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huyəʔab—
2Proto-Austronesian*Suyəʔab—

Words derived from “huy-ab”

  • pagpanghuy-ab
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Suyəʔab →