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Where does “tumawa” come from?

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

tumawa (Tagalog): to laugh; complete aspect of tumawa

Definitions

  1. to laugh; complete aspect of tumawa

Ancestry of “tumawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtawalaughter
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
3Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh
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