Where does “watiwati” come from?
watiwati (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano wati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wati.
watiwati (Cebuano): earthworm
Ancestry of “watiwati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | wati | earthworm |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *wati | — |