Where does “pasiaw” come from?
pasiaw (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pa-, from Proto-Philippine pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa-.
pasiaw (Cebuano): bantering
Ancestry of “pasiaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pa- | do something for something to |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | pa- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | pa- | — |