Where does “guagua” come from?

guagua (Spanish) comes from Kapampangan uaua, from Proto-Austronesian waqwaq, from Arabic وَقْوَقَ.

guagua (Spanish): bus; baby, infant, or child

Definitions

  1. bus; baby, infant, or child

Ancestry of “guagua”, step by step

guagua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kapampangan uaua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganuauasaliva
2Proto-Austronesianwaqwaq—
3Arabicوَقْوَقَ—

via Quechua wawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuawawamother's child; infant

Words derived from “guagua”

Every word from Arabic وَقْوَقَ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian waqwaq →Every word from Kapampangan uaua →