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Where does “bibig” come from?

bibig (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ.

bibig (Tagalog): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “bibig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ—
2Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀ—

Words derived from “bibig”

  • mabibig
  • bibig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ →