Where does “kawawa” come from?
kawawa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kaawa-awa, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka-.
kawawa (Tagalog): sad; miserable; pathetic; wretched
Definitions
- sad; miserable; pathetic; wretched
Ancestry of “kawawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kaawa-awa | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | Ka- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | — |