Where does “kawanggawa” come from?

kawanggawa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaq.

kawanggawa (Tagalog): charity; act of service

Definitions

  1. charity; act of service

Ancestry of “kawanggawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggawarefers to the act of creating and doing...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gawaq

Words derived from “kawanggawa

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaqEvery word from Tagalog gawa