Where does “tiyan” come from?

tiyan (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine *tiyan, from Proto-Malayic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian, from Proto-Austronesian tiaN — belly.

tiyan (Hiligaynon): abdomen; belly; paunch

Definitions

  1. abdomen; belly; paunch

Ancestry of “tiyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*tiyanbelly
2Proto-Malayic*tianwomb; uterus
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantianbelly
4Proto-AustronesiantiaNbelly
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tiaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tian →