Where does “bibir” come from?

bibir (Indonesian) comes from Malay bibir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ — lip.

bibir (Indonesian): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “bibir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybibirlip
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
3Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀEvery word from Malay bibir
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