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—
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