Where does “pipit” come from?

pipit (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *pipit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitpit.

pipit (Malay): any small birds especially Munia spp. - sparrow; finch

Definitions

  1. any small birds especially Munia spp. - sparrow; finch

Ancestry of “pipit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*pipit—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pitpit—

Words derived from “pipit”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitpit →Every word from Proto-Malayic *pipit →