Where does “bawa” come from?

bawa (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba, from Austronesian *baba.

bawa (Maranao): to carry as on the back

Definitions

  1. to carry as on the back

Ancestry of “bawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baba—
2Austronesian*baba—
Every word from Austronesian *baba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba →