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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | loa | poetic panegyric of eulogy usually in praise of the Virgin Mary and the saints |
| 2 | Spanish | loa | praise |
| 3 | Spanish | loar | to praise |
| 4 | Old Spanish | loar | — |
| 5 | Latin | laudāre | — |
via Proto-Philippine *duha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *duha | two |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | luaq | — |