Where does “lipen” come from?
lipen (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak lipen, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.
lipen (Kiput): tooth
Ancestry of “lipen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-North Sarawak | lipen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | nipən | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | nipən | tooth |