Where does “ipun” come from?

ipun (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *ŋipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

ipun (Tausug): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “ipun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ŋipəntooth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
3Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ŋipən →
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