Where does “yabi” come from?

yabi (Sambali) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.

yabi (Sambali): evening; night

Definitions

  1. evening; night

Ancestry of “yabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
2Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi →