Where does “paliwanag” come from?

paliwanag (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

paliwanag (Tagalog): explanation

Definitions

  1. explanation

Ancestry of “paliwanag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
2Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

Words derived from “paliwanag”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Tagalog pa- →