Where does “abohon” come from?

abohon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano abo, from Proto-Philippine qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

abohon (Cebuano): the color grey

Definitions

  1. the color grey

Ancestry of “abohon”, step by step

abohon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano abo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoaboash; the solid remains of a fire; tephra;...
2Proto-Philippineqabuash
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
4Proto-Austronesianqabuash

via Cebuano on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoon—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Philippine qabu →