Where does “biwi” come from?

biwi (Wolio) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ — lip.

biwi (Wolio): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “biwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
2Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ →