Where does “aba-h” come from?

aba-h (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan aba, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba, from Proto-Austronesian aba — father.

aba-h (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan): Alternative form of *aba

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *aba

Ancestry of “aba-h”, step by step

aba-h traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan aba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanabafather
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiabafather
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabafather
4Proto-Austronesianabafather

via Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba-h

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiaba-hAlternative form of *aba

Words derived from “aba-h”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba →