Where does “si” come from?

si (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

si (Bahnar): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
2Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →