Where does “uwi'” come from?

uwi' (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *ulíq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

uwi' (Tausug): return to home

Definitions

  1. return to home

Ancestry of “uwi'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ulíq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uliq—

Words derived from “uwi'”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ulíq →
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