Where does “biʼbiʼ” come from?

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

biʼbiʼ (Makasar): rind skin of fruit, tree; bark; peel

Definitions

  1. rind skin of fruit, tree; bark; peel

Ancestry of “biʼbiʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bitbit—
2Proto-Austronesian*bitbit—

Words derived from “biʼbiʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bitbit →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitbit →