Where does “*nipən” come from?

*nipən (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

Ancestry of “*nipən”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*nipən
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
3Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth

Words derived from “*nipən

Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipənEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipənEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən