Where does “kagab-i” come from?

kagab-i (Waray-Waray) comes from Waray-Waray gab-i, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.

kagab-i (Waray-Waray): last night

Definitions

  1. last night

Ancestry of “kagab-i”, step by step

kagab-i traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Waray-Waray gab-i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Waraygab-ievening; night
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
3Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening

via Waray-Waray ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Warayka—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Waray-Waray gab-i →