Where does “tubat” come from?

tubat (Central Dusun) comes from Malay ubat, from Proto-Malayic ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ubat — powder.

tubat (Central Dusun): medicine; drug

Definitions

  1. medicine; drug

Ancestry of “tubat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayubatmedicine
2Proto-Malayicubatmedicine, drug
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianubatpowder
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ubat →Every word from Proto-Malayic ubat →Every word from Malay ubat →