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

Definitions

  1. the act of yawning

Ancestry of “pagpanghuy-ab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopanghuy-abyawning
2Cebuanopang-indicating multiple of the action
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaŋ-—
4Proto-Austronesianpaŋ-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋ- →Every word from Cebuano pang- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋ- →