Where does “lipeh” come from?
lipeh (Indonesian) comes from Minangkabau lipeh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ipəs, from Proto-Austronesian Sipəs.
lipeh (Indonesian): cockroach
Ancestry of “lipeh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Minangkabau | lipeh | cockroach |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lipəs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ipəs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Sipəs | — |