Where does “ube” come from?

ube (English) comes from Tagalog ube, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

ube (English): The purple yam, "Dioscorea alata"

Definitions

  1. The purple yam, "Dioscorea alata"

Ancestry of “ube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogubeThe purple yam, "Dioscorea alata"
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Tagalog ube →