Where does “tawanan” come from?

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

tawanan (Tagalog): to laugh at something or someone

Definitions

  1. to laugh at something or someone

Ancestry of “tawanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtawalaughter
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
3Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa →Every word from Tagalog tawa →