Where does “sawa” come from?

sawa (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sawa.

sawa (Cebuano): the reticulated python; any large snake

Definitions

  1. the reticulated python; any large snake

Ancestry of “sawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinesawa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansawa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine sawa →