Where does “hiwalay” come from?

hiwalay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog walay, from Proto-Austronesian *waray.

hiwalay (Tagalog): separate; apart; aside

Definitions

  1. separate; apart; aside

Ancestry of “hiwalay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalayact of separating or living separately from another or others especially of a member of one's family
2Proto-Austronesian*waray

Words derived from “hiwalay

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *waray