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 *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qabu

ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

Northern Philippine
- Batanic
  - Yami: ʔávuʔ
  - Itbayat: avo, qavuq
  - Ivatan: qavoq
- Northern Luzon
  - Ilocano: dapo
  - Cagayan Valley
    - Ibanag: avu
  - 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