Where does “tian” come from?

tian (Malay) comes from Classical Malay تيان, from Proto-Malayic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian, from Proto-Austronesian tiaN — belly.

tian (Malay): uterus; womb

Definitions

  1. uterus; womb

Ancestry of “tian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayتيان—
2Proto-Malayic*tianwomb; uterus
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantianbelly
4Proto-AustronesiantiaNbelly

Words derived from “tian”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian tiaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tian →