Where does “kagaw” come from?

kagaw (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw — vermin.

kagaw (Tausug): vermin feeding on sores

Definitions

  1. vermin feeding on sores

Ancestry of “kagaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*kaʀaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaʀawvermin

Words derived from “kagaw”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw →