Where does “nipan” come from?

nipan (Iranun) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

nipan (Iranun): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “nipan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
2Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipənEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən
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