Where does “silidlawas” come from?

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

silidlawas (Tagalog): cytosome

Definitions

  1. cytosome

Ancestry of “silidlawas”, step by step

silidlawas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lawas

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

via Tagalog silid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsilidroom
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawasEvery word from Cebuano LawasEvery word from Tagalog lawas