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Where does “yaya” come from?

yaya (Tagalog) comes from Philippine Spanish yaya.

yaya (Tagalog): nursemaid; girl or woman employed to take care of...

Definitions

  1. nursemaid; girl or woman employed to take care of...

Ancestry of “yaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Philippine Spanishyaya—

Words derived from “yaya”

  • magyaya
Every word from Philippine Spanish yaya →