Where does “habagat” come from?

habagat (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.

habagat (Hiligaynon): southwest monsoon

Definitions

  1. southwest monsoon

Ancestry of “habagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinehabaʀat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhabaʀatsouthwest monsoon
3Proto-AustronesianSabaʀateast or south wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat →Every word from Proto-Philippine habaʀat →