Where does “phĭ” come from?

phĭ (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Chamic *phit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.

phĭ (Bahnar): be sated, be full

Definitions

  1. be sated, be full

Ancestry of “phĭ”, step by step

phĭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Chamic *phit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*phitbile
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaqitbitterness
3Proto-AustronesianpaqiC—

via Proto-Bahnaric bhiʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricbhiʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbhiiʔsated, full
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paqiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit →Every word from Proto-Chamic *phit →