Where does “mwa” come from?

mwa (English) comes from English mwah, from Old Javanese (m)aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

mwa (English): Alternative spelling of mwah

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mwah

Ancestry of “mwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmwahThe sound of a kiss to indicate blowing a kiss to...
2Old Javanese(m)aN-active verb
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →Every word from Old Javanese (m)aN- →Every word from English mwah →