Where does “kaawa-awa” come from?
kaawa-awa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka-.
Ancestry of “kaawa-awa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Ka- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | — |
Words derived from “kaawa-awa”