Where does “mabahaw” come from?
mabahaw (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon bahaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian baSaw.
mabahaw (Hiligaynon): stale, old
Ancestry of “mabahaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hiligaynon | bahaw | cold; cold rice |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bahaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | baSaw | — |