Where does “boses-ipis” come from?

boses-ipis (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ipis, from Proto-Philippine ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian Sipəs — cockroach.

boses-ipis (Tagalog): having a shrill or high-pitched voice

Definitions

  1. having a shrill or high-pitched voice

Ancestry of “boses-ipis”, step by step

boses-ipis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ipis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogipiscockroach
2Proto-Philippineipəs—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqipəs—
4Proto-AustronesianSipəscockroach

via Tagalog boses

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbosesvoice
2Spanishvocesplural of voz
3Latinvocesnominative plural of vōx; accusative plural of...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sipəs →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qipəs →Every word from Proto-Philippine ipəs →