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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

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