Where does “linawa” come from?

linawa (Pangasinan) comes from Proto-Philippine *linawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

linawa (Pangasinan): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “linawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*linawa—
2Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine *linawa →