Where does “paa” come from?

paa (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqa, from Proto-Austronesian paqa — thigh.

paa (Waray-Waray): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “paa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaqathigh
2Proto-Austronesianpaqathigh
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paqaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqa