Where does “matahaw” come from?

matahaw (Ivatan) comes from Ivatan ma.

matahaw (Ivatan): coward

Definitions

  1. coward

Ancestry of “matahaw”, step by step

matahaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ivatan ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ivatanma

via Ivatan tahaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ivatantahaw
Every word from Ivatan ma