Where does “kagaw” come from?

kagaw (Pangutaran Sama) comes from Tausug kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw — vermin.

kagaw (Pangutaran Sama): germs

Definitions

  1. germs

Ancestry of “kagaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugkagawvermin feeding on sores
2Proto-Philippine*kaʀaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaʀawvermin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw →Every word from Tausug kagaw →