Where does “abuhan” come from?

abuhan (Tausug) comes from Tausug abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

abuhan (Tausug): stove

Definitions

  1. stove

Ancestry of “abuhan”, step by step

abuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug abu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugabuashes
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
3Proto-Austronesianqabuash

via Tausug han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausughan—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Tausug abu →