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
- to laugh; complete aspect of tumawa
Ancestry of “tumawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | tawa | laughter |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tawa | to [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of... |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Cawa | to laugh |