Where does “patawanin” come from?

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

patawanin (Tagalog): to be made laugh

Definitions

  1. to be made laugh

Ancestry of “patawanin”, step by step

patawanin 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 pa- -nin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpa- -nin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa →Every word from Tagalog tawa →