Where does “wiwé” come from?

wiwé (Buginese) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bibir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ — lip.

wiwé (Buginese): lips

Definitions

  1. lips

Ancestry of “wiwé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bibir—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
3Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bibir →