Where does “tawa” come from?

tawa (Indonesian) comes from Malay tawa, from Proto-Malayic tawa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa, from Proto-Austronesian Cawa — to laugh.

tawa (Indonesian): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “tawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytawato laugh
2Proto-Malayictawa(ʔ)to laugh
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
4Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa →Every word from Proto-Malayic tawa(ʔ) →
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