Where does “bigi” come from?

bigi (Tausug) comes from Malay biji, from Sanskrit बीज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am — seed; semen.

bigi (Tausug): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “bigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybijiseed; point, mark
2Sanskritबीजseed; semen; grain
3Proto-Indo-IranianbíHȷ́amseed; semen
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am →Every word from Sanskrit बीज →Every word from Malay biji →