Where does “iyak-tawa” come from?

iyak-tawa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog iyak, from Old Swedish iak, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

iyak-tawa (Tagalog): crying and laughing at the same time

Definitions

  1. crying and laughing at the same time

Ancestry of “iyak-tawa”, step by step

iyak-tawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog iyak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogiyakcry; sob
2Old SwedishiakI
3Old NorseekI
4Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
5Proto-Germanic*ek
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Tagalog tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtawalaughter
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
3Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ