Where does “*baban” come from?

*baban (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

*baban (Proto-Oceanic): plank, board

Definitions

  1. plank, board

Ancestry of “*baban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan