Where does “powaful” come from?

powaful (Jamaican Creole) comes from English powerful, from Middle English pouerful.

powaful (Jamaican Creole): powerful, mighty

Definitions

  1. powerful, mighty

Ancestry of “powaful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpowerfulHaving, or capable of exerting power, potency or...
2Middle Englishpouerful—
Every word from Middle English pouerful →Every word from English powerful →