Where does “チューバ” come from?
チューバ (Japanese) comes from English Tuba, from Tagalog tuba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah.
チューバ (Japanese): a tuba
Ancestry of “チューバ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Tuba | Abbreviation of bass tuba |
| 2 | Tagalog | tuba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tubah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *tubah | — |