Where does “ahas-tubig” come from?

ahas-tubig (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tubig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ — deep place in the water.

ahas-tubig (Tagalog): water snake

Definitions

  1. water snake

Ancestry of “ahas-tubig”, step by step

ahas-tubig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tubig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water

via Tagalog ahas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogahassnake
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubiʀ →Every word from Tagalog tubig →