Where does “wawa” come from?
wawa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kawawa, from Tagalog kaawa-awa, from Tagalog Ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka-.
wawa (Tagalog): river mouth; delta; meaning; the real sense of,...
Definitions
- river mouth; delta; meaning; the real sense of,...
Ancestry of “wawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kawawa | sad; miserable; pathetic; wretched |
| 2 | Tagalog | kaawa-awa | — |
| 3 | Tagalog | Ka- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | — |
Words derived from “wawa”