Where does “nihawa” come from?

nihawa (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

nihawa (Proto-Philippine): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “nihawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
2Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “nihawa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →