Where does “*nipo-” come from?

*nipo- (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

*nipo- (Proto-Oceanic): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “*nipo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*nipən—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*nipən—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
4Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth

Words derived from “*nipo-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən →