Where does “habaʀat” come from?

habaʀat (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.

Ancestry of “habaʀat”, step by step

habaʀat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhabaʀatsouthwest monsoon
2Proto-AustronesianSabaʀateast or south wind

via Austronesian *habaʀat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*habaʀat

Words derived from “habaʀat

Every word from Proto-Austronesian SabaʀatEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat