Where does “awaan” come from?

awaan (Marshallese) comes from Polish -awa, from Proto-Slavic *-ava.

Ancestry of “awaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-awaforms feminine nouns
2Proto-Slavic*-ava
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-avaEvery word from Polish -awa
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