Where does “ipəs” come from?

ipəs (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian Sipəs — cockroach.

Ancestry of “ipəs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqipəs—
2Proto-AustronesianSipəscockroach

Words derived from “ipəs”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sipəs →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qipəs →
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