Where does “(h)abu(s)” come from?
(h)abu(s) (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic (h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan (h)abu(s), from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.
(h)abu(s) (Proto-Malayic): ash
Ancestry of “(h)abu(s)”, step by step