Where does “maawayan” come from?

maawayan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano away, from Proto-Philippine *áway.

maawayan (Cebuano): to be confronted; to find oneself in a quarrel or fight

Definitions

  1. to be confronted; to find oneself in a quarrel or fight

Ancestry of “maawayan”, step by step

maawayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano away

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoawayto fight; to contend in physical conflict; to...
2Proto-Philippine*áway—

via Cebuano ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma- -an—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *áway →Every word from Cebuano away →