Where does “nipisiʼ” come from?

nipisiʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *nipis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipis, from Proto-Austronesian Nipis.

nipisiʼ (Makasar): thin of flat objects

Definitions

  1. thin of flat objects

Ancestry of “nipisiʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*nipis—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipisthinness
3Proto-AustronesianNipis—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Nipis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipis →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *nipis →