Where does “tawa” come from?

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

tawa (Tagalog): laughter

Definitions

  1. laughter

Ancestry of “tawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
2Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh

Words derived from “tawa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa →