Where does “tian” come from?

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

tian (Ilocano): belly; abdomen

Definitions

  1. belly; abdomen

Ancestry of “tian”, 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 →