Where does “laway” come from?

laway (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Philippine *láway.

laway (Waray-Waray): saliva; sputum; spittle

Definitions

  1. saliva; sputum; spittle

Ancestry of “laway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*láway
Every word from Proto-Philippine *láway
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