Where does “kahimpisan” come from?
kahimpisan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central himpis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiŋ(e)pis.
Ancestry of “kahimpisan”, step by step
kahimpisan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central himpis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | himpis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hiŋ(e)pis | — |
via Bikol Central ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ka- -an | — |