Where does “ubi” come from?

ubi (Indonesian) comes from Malay ubi, from Classical Malay ubi, from Proto-Malayic hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

ubi (Indonesian): yam

Definitions

  1. yam

Ancestry of “ubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayubiyam
2Classical Malayubi—
3Proto-Malayichubiyam
4Proto-Malayo-Chamichubi—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhubi—
6Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hubi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hubi →