Where does “gab-ihan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gab-ihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggab-i
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
3Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi
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