Where does “ammiʼbiʼ” come from?

ammiʼbiʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar biʼbiʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitbit, from Proto-Austronesian *bitbit.

Ancestry of “ammiʼbiʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbiʼbiʼrind skin of fruit, tree; bark; peel
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bitbit—
3Proto-Austronesian*bitbit—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bitbit →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitbit →Every word from Makasar biʼbiʼ →
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