Where does “tagahugas” come from?

tagahugas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog hugas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀas — to wash.

tagahugas (Tagalog): washer

Definitions

  1. washer

Ancestry of “tagahugas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghugaswashing with water of objects, body parts, wounds, etc
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huʀasto wash

Words derived from “tagahugas

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀasEvery word from Tagalog hugas