Where does “bini” come from?

bini (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

bini (Malay): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “bini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*bini—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binahi—
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “bini”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *bini →