Where does “*tian” come from?

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

*tian (Proto-Malayic): womb; uterus

Definitions

  1. womb; uterus

Ancestry of “*tian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantianbelly
2Proto-AustronesiantiaNbelly

Words derived from “*tian”

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