Where does “dahi” come from?

dahi (Indonesian) comes from Malay dahi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

dahi (Indonesian): forehead

Definitions

  1. forehead

Ancestry of “dahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydahiforehead
2Proto-Malayo-Chamic*dahi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
4Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dahi →