Where does “ihiwalay” come from?

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

ihiwalay (Tagalog): to be separated

Definitions

  1. to be separated

Ancestry of “ihiwalay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghiwalayseparate; apart; aside
2Tagalogwalayact of separating or living separately from another or others especially of a member of one's family
3Proto-Austronesian*waray—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *waray →