Where does “din” come from?
din (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak daqan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.
din (Kiput): branch
Ancestry of “din”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-North Sarawak | daqan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daqan | branch; old; ancient |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | daqaN | — |