Where does “pababa” come from?

pababa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba, from Austronesian *baba.

pababa (Tagalog): downward

Definitions

  1. downward

Ancestry of “pababa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbabalow; chin; to descend
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baba—
3Austronesian*baba—
Every word from Austronesian *baba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba →Every word from Tagalog baba →
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