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

Definitions

  1. to dream

Ancestry of “impi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayimpito dream
2Proto-Malayicimpito dream
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhipito dream
4Proto-AustronesianSipito dream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sipi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi →Every word from Proto-Malayic impi →