Where does “kababan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kababan”, step by step

kababan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central baba

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

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq →Every word from Bikol Central baba →