Where does “habagat” come from?
habagat (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.
habagat (Tagalog): westerly wind; southwest monsoon
Definitions
- westerly wind; southwest monsoon
Ancestry of “habagat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | habaʀat | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | habaʀat | southwest monsoon |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Sabaʀat | east or south wind |