Where does “tian” come from?

tian (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tian, from Proto-Austronesian tiaN — belly.

tian (Proto-Philippine): belly

Definitions

  1. belly

Ancestry of “tian”, step by step

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