Where does “yabi” come from?

yabi (Alangan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.

yabi (Alangan): night; evening

Definitions

  1. night; evening

Ancestry of “yabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
2Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi →