Where does “kawaa” come from?

kawaa (Dibabawon Manobo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi — left.

kawaa (Dibabawon Manobo): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “kawaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ka-)wiʀileft
2Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wiʀileft
3Proto-Austronesianwiʀileft
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