Where does “bənih” come from?

bənih (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq — seed set aside for the next planting.

bənih (Proto-Malayic): seed for planting

Definitions

  1. seed for planting

Ancestry of “bənih”, step by step

bənih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binəhiqseed
2Proto-Austronesian*binəSiqseed set aside for the next planting

via Proto-Austronesian *binəhiq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*binəhiq—

Words derived from “bənih”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq →