Where does “kagaw” come from?

kagaw (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw — vermin.

kagaw (Chavacano): flea; itch mite

Definitions

  1. flea; itch mite

Ancestry of “kagaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonkagawgerm; microbe
2Proto-Philippine*kaʀaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaʀawvermin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw →Every word from Hiligaynon kagaw →