Where does “luwa” come from?

luwa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog loa, from Spanish loa, from Spanish loar, from Old Spanish loar, from Latin laudāre.

luwa (Tagalog): ejection from the mouth; spitting of an object in one's mouth

Definitions

  1. ejection from the mouth; spitting of an object in one's mouth

Ancestry of “luwa”, step by step

luwa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog loa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogloapoetic panegyric of eulogy usually in praise of the Virgin Mary and the saints
2Spanishloapraise
3Spanishloarto praise
4Old Spanishloar
5Latinlaudāre

via Proto-Philippine *duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*duhatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianluaq

Words derived from “luwa

Every word from Latin laudāreEvery word from Old Spanish loarEvery word from Spanish loar
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