Where does “pagpanghuy-ab” come from?
pagpanghuy-ab (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano panghuy-ab, from Cebuano pang-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian paŋ-.
pagpanghuy-ab (Cebuano): the act of yawning
Ancestry of “pagpanghuy-ab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | panghuy-ab | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | pang- | of; for ; like |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | paŋ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | paŋ- | — |