Where does “kua” come from?

kua (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kua.

kua (Ilocano): Replaces a word or root that the speaker cannot recall; whatchamacallit; thingy; thingamajig

Definitions

  1. Replaces a word or root that the speaker cannot recall; whatchamacallit; thingy; thingamajig

Ancestry of “kua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankua—

Words derived from “kua”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kua →