Where does “abir” come from?
abir (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish haber, from Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
abir (Hiligaynon): assets, property
Ancestry of “abir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | haber | to have; to hold; to possess; to exist; “there... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | aver | to have |
| 3 | Latin | habeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |