Where does “kambin” come from?

kambin (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋ.

kambin (Iban): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “kambin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickambiŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankambiŋ—
3Proto-Austronesiankandiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ →