Where does “tagababa” come from?

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

tagababa (Tagalog): lowlander, ones who live on the lowlands

Definitions

  1. lowlander, ones who live on the lowlands

Ancestry of “tagababa”, 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 →