Where does “ma-qudip” come from?
ma-qudip (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern *qudip, from Proto-Austronesian qudip, from Proto-Austroasiatic *qudip.
Ancestry of “ma-qudip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern | *qudip | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qudip | life, alive |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *qudip | — |