Where does “bahi” come from?

bahi (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

bahi (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “bahi”, step by step

bahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian bahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Austronesian *bahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*bahi—

Words derived from “bahi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →