Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/qabu

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
      • Hiligaynon: abo
      • Cebuano: abu
• Minahasan: *abu