Where does “ipis” come from?
ipis (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian Sipəs.
ipis (Tagalog): cockroach
Ancestry of “ipis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | ipəs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qipəs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Sipəs | — |