Where does “binhi” come from?

binhi (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq — seed set aside for the next planting.

binhi (Tagalog): seed; spawn

Definitions

  1. seed; spawn

Ancestry of “binhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binəhiqseed
2Proto-Austronesian*binəSiqseed set aside for the next planting

Words derived from “binhi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq →