Where does “kawata” come from?

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

kawata (Cebuano): imperative of kawat

Definitions

  1. imperative of kawat

Ancestry of “kawata”, step by step

kawata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kawat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokawattheft; to steal; to commit theft
2Malaykawatwire
3Arabicقَوَاعِد—

via Cebuano a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoa—
Every word from Arabic قَوَاعِد →Every word from Malay kawat →Every word from Cebuano kawat →