Where does “uhaw” come from?

uhaw (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw, from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw.

uhaw (Cebuano): thirsty

Definitions

  1. thirsty

Ancestry of “uhaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quhaw—
2Proto-Austronesian*quSaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw →