Where does “baine” come from?

baine (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *babine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

baine (Makasar): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “baine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*babinewoman
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “baine”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →