Where does “abuhin” come from?

abuhin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog abo, from Proto-Philippine qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

abuhin (Tagalog): gray color; ash; grayish

Definitions

  1. gray color; ash; grayish

Ancestry of “abuhin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogaboash; gray; tephra
2Proto-Philippineqabuash
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
4Proto-Austronesianqabuash
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Philippine qabu →