Where does “agaw-buhay” come from?

agaw-buhay (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano agaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw.

agaw-buhay (Tagalog): in agony or critical state, usually nearing death; moribund

Definitions

  1. in agony or critical state, usually nearing death; moribund

Ancestry of “agaw-buhay”, step by step

agaw-buhay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano agaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoagawa cousin; a form of address to a cousin; a...
2Proto-Austronesian*qaʀaw

via Tagalog buhay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuhaylife; alive
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw
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