Where does “uhaw” come from?

uhaw (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw, from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw.

uhaw (Waray-Waray): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “uhaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quhaw—
2Proto-Austronesian*quSaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw →
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