Where does “kawa” come from?

kawa (Cebuano) comes from Malay kawah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kawaq.

kawa (Cebuano): A large wok

Definitions

  1. A large wok

Ancestry of “kawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykawahcauldron; crater
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kawaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kawaq →Every word from Malay kawah →