Where does “benih” come from?

benih (Indonesian) comes from Malay benih, from Proto-Malayic bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq — seed set aside for the next planting.

benih (Indonesian): seedling

Definitions

  1. seedling

Ancestry of “benih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybenihseed; seedling
2Proto-Malayicbənihseed for planting
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binəhiqseed
4Proto-Austronesian*binəSiqseed set aside for the next planting
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic bənih →
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