Where does “uhaw” come from?

uhaw (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw, from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw.

uhaw (Hiligaynon): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “uhaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quhaw—
2Proto-Austronesian*quSaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw →