Where does “sigwasan” come from?

sigwasan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lawas, from Cebuano Lawas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

sigwasan (Tagalog): mechanics

Definitions

  1. mechanics

Ancestry of “sigwasan”, step by step

sigwasan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lawas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglawasteeth of a trident
2CebuanoLawasbody; torso
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lawas—

via Tagalog isig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogisigforce of willpower

Words derived from “sigwasan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas →Every word from Cebuano Lawas →Every word from Tagalog lawas →