Where does “tubo” come from?
tubo (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian Cubuq, from Proto-Turkic *čï̄p.
tubo (Cebuano): to grow; to profit; to gain profit; to pay the...
Definitions
- to grow; to profit; to gain profit; to pay the...
Ancestry of “tubo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Philippine | tubuq | to grow |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tubuq | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | tubuq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Cubuq | plant sprout |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *čï̄p | — |