Where does “nifen” come from?

nifen (Chamorro) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

nifen (Chamorro): teeth

Definitions

  1. teeth

Ancestry of “nifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
2Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →