Where does “*tia-” come from?

*tia- (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian, from Proto-Austronesian tiaN — belly.

*tia- (Proto-Oceanic): belly, abdomen

Definitions

  1. belly, abdomen

Ancestry of “*tia-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantianbelly
2Proto-AustronesiantiaNbelly
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tiaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian →
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