Where does “humiga” come from?

humiga (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog higa, from Japanese 比嘉, from Okinawan 比嘉.

humiga (Tagalog): to lie on; to lie down; to retire; to go to bed;...

Definitions

  1. to lie on; to lie down; to retire; to go to bed;...

Ancestry of “humiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghigalying down; time of going to bed; To lie down
2Japanese比嘉
3Okinawan比嘉
Every word from Okinawan 比嘉Every word from Japanese 比嘉Every word from Tagalog higa
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