Where does “tubu” come from?

tubu (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian təbuS — sugarcane.

tubu (Tausug): sugar cane

Definitions

  1. sugar cane

Ancestry of “tubu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəbuhsugar cane
2Proto-AustronesiantəbuSsugarcane
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təbuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təbuh →