Where does “kawat” come from?

kawat (Cebuano) comes from Malay kawat, from Arabic قَوَاعِد.

kawat (Cebuano): theft; to steal; to commit theft

Definitions

  1. theft; to steal; to commit theft

Ancestry of “kawat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykawatwire
2Arabicقَوَاعِد—

Words derived from “kawat”

Every word from Arabic قَوَاعِد →Every word from Malay kawat →