Where does “hwab” come from?

hwab (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huab, from Proto-Austronesian *Suab — to yawn.

hwab (Old Javanese): to yawn

Definitions

  1. to yawn

Ancestry of “hwab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huabto yawn
2Proto-Austronesian*Suabto yawn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *SuabEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huab
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