Where does “uban” come from?
uban (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban, from Proto-Austronesian qubaN.
uban (Malay): grey hair
Ancestry of “uban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | huban | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | quban | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qubaN | — |