Where does “hababa” come from?

hababa (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central baba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq, from Proto-Austronesian babaq.

Ancestry of “hababa”, step by step

hababa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbaba
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabaq
3Proto-Austronesianbabaq

via Bikol Central ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralha
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babaq