Where does “quban” come from?

quban (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian qubaN — grey hair.

quban (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): gray hair

Definitions

  1. gray hair

Ancestry of “quban”, step by step

quban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian qubaN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianqubaNgrey hair

via Austronesian *qubaN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*qubaN—

Words derived from “quban”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qubaN →