Where does “mauswagon” come from?

mauswagon (Hiligaynon) comes from Cebuano uswag — to promote; to advance.

mauswagon (Hiligaynon): progressive; advanced

Definitions

  1. progressive; advanced

Ancestry of “mauswagon”, step by step

mauswagon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano uswag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanouswagto promote; to advance

via Hiligaynon ma- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonma- -on
Every word from Cebuano uswag