Where does “ubi” come from?

ubi (Malay) comes 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 (Malay): yam

Definitions

  1. yam

Ancestry of “ubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayubi—
2Proto-Malayichubiyam
3Proto-Malayo-Chamichubi—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhubi—
5Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata

Words derived from “ubi”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hubi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hubi →
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