Where does “abaga” come from?

abaga (Agusan Manobo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabaʀa, from Proto-Austronesian qabaʀa — shoulder.

abaga (Agusan Manobo): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “abaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabaʀashoulder
2Proto-Austronesianqabaʀashoulder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabaʀa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabaʀa →