Where does “ngipuen” come from?

ngipuen (Pangasinan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

ngipuen (Pangasinan): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “ngipuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
2Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →
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