Where does “ngepen” come from?

ngepen (Yami) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

ngepen (Yami): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “ngepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
2Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →