Where does “natawo” come from?
natawo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tawo, from Proto-Philippine tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Austronesian Cau — person, human being.
natawo (Cebuano): born on; born in natawo sa
Definitions
- born on; born in natawo sa
Ancestry of “natawo”, step by step
natawo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano tawo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | tawo | man; a human; character; individual; person;... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | tau | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tau | person, human |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Cau | person, human being |
via Cebuano na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | na | after an adjective marks that something is already the case when it wasn't so before; is now |