Where does “uwaw” come from?

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

uwaw (Cebuano): shame, embarrassment; to feel ashamed or...

Definitions

  1. shame, embarrassment; to feel ashamed or...

Ancestry of “uwaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quhaw—
2Proto-Austronesian*quSaw—

Words derived from “uwaw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw →