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Where does “abu-abu” come from?

abu-abu (Malay) comes from Malay abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habu.

abu-abu (Malay): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “abu-abu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayabuash
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*habu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habu →