Where does “uban” come from?

uban (Central Melanau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban, from Proto-Austronesian qubaN — grey hair.

uban (Central Melanau): grey hair

Definitions

  1. grey hair

Ancestry of “uban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqubangray hair
2Proto-AustronesianqubaNgrey hair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qubaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban →
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