Where does “bibig” come from?

bibig (Arta) comes from Tagalog bibig, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ — lip.

bibig (Arta): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “bibig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbibigmouth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
3Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ →Every word from Tagalog bibig →
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