Where does “sawa” come from?

sawa (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sawa.

sawa (Tagalog): boa constrictor; python, esp. the reticulated...

Definitions

  1. boa constrictor; python, esp. the reticulated...

Ancestry of “sawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinesawa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansawa—

Words derived from “sawa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sawa →Every word from Proto-Philippine sawa →