Where does “butuh manyi” come from?

butuh manyi (Iban) comes from Iban butuh, from Proto-Malayic butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq, from Proto-Austronesian buCuq — testicles.

butuh manyi (Iban): sting

Definitions

  1. sting

Ancestry of “butuh manyi”, step by step

butuh manyi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban butuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanbutuhpenis
2Proto-Malayicbutuhpenis
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutuqtesticles
4Proto-AustronesianbuCuqtesticles

via Iban manyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanmanyibee
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wani—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buCuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian butuq →Every word from Proto-Malayic butuh →