Where does “mayawaan” come from?

mayawaan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano yawa — a devil; the devil; an imp.

mayawaan (Cebuano): to injure someone or commit a violent crime due to a strong impulse; to commit a crime of passion

Definitions

  1. to injure someone or commit a violent crime due to a strong impulse; to commit a crime of passion

Ancestry of “mayawaan”, step by step

mayawaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano yawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoyawaa devil; the devil; an imp

via Cebuano ma- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma- -an
Every word from Cebuano yawa