Where does “ginhawa” come from?

ginhawa (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine nihawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

ginhawa (Hiligaynon): breath, exhalation, inhalation, respiration

Definitions

  1. breath, exhalation, inhalation, respiration

Ancestry of “ginhawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinenihawabreath
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine nihawa →