Where does “bani” come from?

bani (Tetum) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wani.

bani (Tetum): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “bani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wani
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wani