Where does “kinagabihan” come from?
kinagabihan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog gabi, from Tagalog gab-i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.
kinagabihan (Tagalog): in the evening of that day
Definitions
- in the evening of that day
Ancestry of “kinagabihan”, step by step
kinagabihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog gabi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | gabi | evening, night; taro plant |
| 2 | Tagalog | gab-i | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ʀabiqi | evening |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ʀabiqi | evening |
via Tagalog ka- -han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ka- -han | — |