Where does “pipit” come from?

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

pipit (French): pipit

Definitions

  1. pipit

Ancestry of “pipit”, step by step

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