Where does “ginhawa” come from?

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

ginhawa (Tagalog): comfort; ease of living; convenience or easiness...

Definitions

  1. comfort; ease of living; convenience or easiness...

Ancestry of “ginhawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinenihawabreath
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “ginhawa

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawaEvery word from Proto-Philippine nihawa
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