Where does “pasaw” come from?

pasaw (Tausug) comes from Proto-Austronesian baSaw.

pasaw (Tausug): no good, weak, stale, old stock (of canned goods, merchandise, batteries); (of a license or permit) expired

Definitions

  1. no good, weak, stale, old stock (of canned goods, merchandise, batteries); (of a license or permit) expired

Ancestry of “pasaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianbaSaw
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaw
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