Where does “bessi” come from?

bessi (Buginese) comes from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

bessi (Buginese): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “bessi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesiiron
2Proto-Malayicbəsi—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəsi →Every word from Malay besi →