Where does “binhi'” come from?

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

binhi' (Tausug): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “binhi'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binəhiqseed
2Proto-Austronesian*binəSiqseed set aside for the next planting
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq →