Where does “bibig” come from?

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

bibig (Tagalog): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “bibig”, step by step

bibig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
2Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip

via Proto-Oceanic *bibiʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*bibiʀ—

Words derived from “bibig”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ →
bibig — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer