pawo

Cebuano

verb
Definitions
  • To hit or strike with a stick.
  • To spank.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian palo (stick) derived from Latin pālus (stake, prop, pale, post, pole, stay) derived from Proto-Italic *pākslos derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂ǵ-slos

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