Where does “hatinggabi” come from?

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

hatinggabi (Tagalog): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “hatinggabi”, step by step

hatinggabi 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 hati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghatidivision
2Tausughati'—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →
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