Where does “uwian” come from?

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

uwian (Tausug): place to which one returns; home

Definitions

  1. place to which one returns; home

Ancestry of “uwian”, step by step

uwian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug uwi'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausuguwi'return to home
2Proto-Philippine*ulíq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uliq—

via Tausug an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugan—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ulíq →Every word from Tausug uwi' →