Where does “(h)abu(s)” come from?

(h)abu(s) (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

(h)abu(s) (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “(h)abu(s)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(q)abu(s)ash
2Proto-Austronesianqabuash

Words derived from “(h)abu(s)”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)abu(s) →