Where does “awit” come from?

awit (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sakit, from Proto-Philippine sakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit — sick, painful.

awit (Tagalog): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “awit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsakitdisease; sickness; illness; pain
2Proto-Philippinesakitsick, painful
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful

Words derived from “awit”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Proto-Philippine sakit →Every word from Tagalog sakit →
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