Where does “dahi” come from?

dahi (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

dahi (Malay): forehead

Definitions

  1. forehead

Ancestry of “dahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Chamic*dahi—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
3Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

Words derived from “dahi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dahi →