Where does “araw-gabi” come from?

araw-gabi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog araw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

araw-gabi (Tagalog): day and night; all the time

Definitions

  1. day and night; all the time

Ancestry of “araw-gabi”, step by step

araw-gabi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog araw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogarawsun; the time period from sunrise to sunset; day,...
2Proto-Philippine*qaljaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
4Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—

via Tagalog gabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggabievening, night; taro plant
2Tagaloggab-i—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
4Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw →