Where does “kagabi” come from?

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

kagabi (Tagalog): last night

Definitions

  1. last night

Ancestry of “kagabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloggabievening, night; taro plant
2Tagaloggab-i
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
4Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi
kagabi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer