Where does “babil” come from?

babil (Palauan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

babil (Palauan): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “babil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →