Where does “tawa” come from?
tawa (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic tawa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa, from Proto-Austronesian Cawa — to laugh.
tawa (Malay): to laugh
Ancestry of “tawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | tawa(ʔ) | to laugh |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tawa | to [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Cawa | to laugh |
Words derived from “tawa”