Where does “*a-babay” come from?

*a-babay (Proto-Rukai) comes from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

*a-babay (Proto-Rukai): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “*a-babay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
2Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “*a-babay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ba-bahi →