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Where does “nipən” come from?

nipən (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

nipən (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “nipən”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth

Words derived from “nipən”

  • ngipin
  • niho
  • niho
  • nifo
  • nifoa
  • niho
  • niho
  • nipon
  • nifo
  • nifo
  • ngih
  • nifen
  • ngii
  • lipen
  • lipen
  • niho
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