Where does “tighugas” come from?

tighugas (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hugas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀas — to wash.

tighugas (Cebuano): a person who washes for a living

Definitions

  1. a person who washes for a living

Ancestry of “tighugas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanohugasTo wash, to rinse; To purify
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huʀasto wash

Words derived from “tighugas

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀasEvery word from Cebuano hugas