Where does “impi” come from?

impi (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi, from Proto-Austronesian Sipi — to dream.

impi (Proto-Malayic): to dream

Definitions

  1. to dream

Ancestry of “impi”, step by step

impi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhipito dream
2Proto-AustronesianSipito dream

via Proto-Austronesian *hipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*hipi—

Words derived from “impi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sipi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi →
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