Where does “maabaw-abaw” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maabaw-abaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralabaw-abaw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabaw—
3Proto-Berber*a-βaw—
Every word from Proto-Berber *a-βaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian abaw →Every word from Bikol Central abaw-abaw →
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