Where does “impi” come from?
impi (Indonesian) comes from Malay impi, from Proto-Malayic impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi, from Proto-Austronesian Sipi — to dream.
impi (Indonesian): to dream
Ancestry of “impi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | impi | to dream |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | impi | to dream |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hipi | to dream |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Sipi | to dream |