Where does “dahong-gabi” come from?

dahong-gabi (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gabi, from Tagalog gab-i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.

dahong-gabi (Tagalog): orbicular batfish

Definitions

  1. orbicular batfish

Ancestry of “dahong-gabi”, step by step

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

via Tagalog gabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggabievening, night; taro plant
2Tagaloggab-i—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
4Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening

via Tagalog dahon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdahonleaf
2Proto-Austronesian*dahun—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Tagalog gab-i →