Where does “ibabaw” come from?

ibabaw (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central babaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw, from Proto-Austronesian *babaw — upper surface.

Ancestry of “ibabaw”, step by step

ibabaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central babaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbabaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*babaw—
3Proto-Austronesian*babawupper surface

via Bikol Central i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrali—

Words derived from “ibabaw”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *babaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw →Every word from Bikol Central babaw →