Where does “pagtawanan” come from?

pagtawanan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa, from Proto-Austronesian Cawa — to laugh.

pagtawanan (Tagalog): to be laughed at

Definitions

  1. to be laughed at

Ancestry of “pagtawanan”, step by step

pagtawanan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtawalaughter
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
3Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh

via Tagalog pag- -nan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpag- -nan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa →Every word from Tagalog tawa →