Where does “gabi” come from?
gabi (English) comes from Tagalog gabi, from Tagalog gab-i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.
gabi (English): "Colocasia esculenta", raised as a food primarily...
Definitions
- "Colocasia esculenta", raised as a food primarily...
Ancestry of “gabi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | gabi | evening, night; taro plant |
| 2 | Tagalog | gab-i | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ʀabiqi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ʀabiqi | — |