Where does “anak-pawis” come from?

anak-pawis (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak-pawis (Tagalog): child of the laboring class; common man

Definitions

  1. child of the laboring class; common man

Ancestry of “anak-pawis”, step by step

anak-pawis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganakchild
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Tagalog pawis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpawissweaty; perspiration; sweat; vapor
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