Where does “kawkawin” come from?

kawkawin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

kawkawin (Tagalog): to submerge and move one's hands on water inside a container

Definitions

  1. to submerge and move one's hands on water inside a container

Ancestry of “kawkawin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog-inVerb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,...
2Tagalogaghimotechnique
3Tagalogaghamscience
4Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHEvery word from Sanskrit आ-Every word from Tagalog -in
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