Where does “uban” come from?

uban (Indonesian) comes from Malay uban, from Proto-Malayic huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban, from Proto-Austronesian qubaN — grey hair.

uban (Indonesian): gray hair

Definitions

  1. gray hair

Ancestry of “uban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayubangrey hair
2Proto-Malayichubangrey hair
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqubangray hair
4Proto-AustronesianqubaNgrey hair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qubaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban →Every word from Proto-Malayic huban →