Where does “gabi” come from?

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

gabi (Tagalog): evening, night; taro plant

Definitions

  1. evening, night; taro plant

Ancestry of “gabi”, step by step

gabi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog gab-i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggab-i—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
3Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening

via Proto-Philippine gabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinegabi—

Words derived from “gabi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →