Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/qabu

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This Proto-Philippine entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qabu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

  • Northern Philippine
    • Batanic
      • Yami: ʔávuʔ
      • Itbayat: avo, qavuq
      • Ivatan: qavoq
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: dapo
      • Cagayan Valley
      • Northern Cordilleran
        • Dumagat
          • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: abu
    • Central Luzon
      • Kapampangan: abu
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Tagalog: abo
      • Visayan
  • Minahasan: *abu