Where does “hi(m)pi” come from?

hi(m)pi (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi, from Proto-Austronesian Sipi — to dream.

hi(m)pi (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi): to dream

Definitions

  1. to dream

Ancestry of “hi(m)pi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhipito dream
2Proto-AustronesianSipito dream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian SipiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hipi