Where does “*bini” come from?
*bini (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.
Ancestry of “*bini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *binahi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | bahi | female, woman |