Where does “pipit” come from?

pipit (English) comes from Malay pipit, from Proto-Malayic *pipit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitpit.

pipit (English): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from...

Definitions

  1. Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from...

Ancestry of “pipit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypipitany small birds especially Munia spp. - sparrow; finch
2Proto-Malayic*pipit—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pitpit—

Words derived from “pipit”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitpit →Every word from Proto-Malayic *pipit →Every word from Malay pipit →