Where does “palaaway” come from?

palaaway (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano away, from Proto-Philippine *áway.

palaaway (Cebuano): argumentative; belligerent; quarrelsome; given to...

Definitions

  1. argumentative; belligerent; quarrelsome; given to...

Ancestry of “palaaway”, step by step

palaaway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano away

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoawayto fight; to contend in physical conflict; to...
2Proto-Philippine*áway—

via Tagalog away

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogawayfight; quarrel; dispute
Every word from Proto-Philippine *áway →Every word from Cebuano away →