Where does “kaabaw-abawan” come from?

kaabaw-abawan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central abaw-abaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian abaw, from Proto-Berber *a-βaw.

Ancestry of “kaabaw-abawan”, step by step

kaabaw-abawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central abaw-abaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralabaw-abaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabaw—
3Proto-Berber*a-βaw—

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Berber *a-βaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian abaw →Every word from Bikol Central abaw-abaw →