Where does “makawat” come from?

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

makawat (Cebuano): can be stolen; lets new people hold him or her;...

Definitions

  1. can be stolen; lets new people hold him or her;...

Ancestry of “makawat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokawattheft; to steal; to commit theft
2Malaykawatwire
3Arabicقَوَاعِد—
Every word from Arabic قَوَاعِد →Every word from Malay kawat →Every word from Cebuano kawat →