Where does “katawa” come from?

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

katawa (Tausug): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “katawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantawato [ {{gloss|show mirth by peculiar movement of...
2Proto-AustronesianCawato laugh
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tawa →