Where does “gitnang-gabi” come from?

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

gitnang-gabi (Tagalog): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “gitnang-gabi”, step by step

gitnang-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 gitna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggitnacenter; middle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋaqcentre; half
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →