Where does “manipis” come from?

manipis (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central nipis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipis, from Proto-Austronesian Nipis.

Ancestry of “manipis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralnipis—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipisthinness
3Proto-AustronesianNipis—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Nipis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipis →Every word from Bikol Central nipis →