Where does “pamahaw” come from?

pamahaw (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pang-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian paŋ-.

pamahaw (Cebuano): The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the...

Definitions

  1. The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the...

Ancestry of “pamahaw”, step by step

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