Where does “abew” come from?

abew (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

abew (Kiput): ash solid remains of a fire

Definitions

  1. ash solid remains of a fire

Ancestry of “abew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakabuash
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
3Proto-Austronesianqabuash
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak abu →