Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bahi

Noun

 * 1) female, woman

Descendants

 * Formosan:
 * East Barito:
 * Bontok:
 * Manobo:
 * Admiralty Islands: *pepine (“woman”)
 * Central-Eastern Oceanic:
 * Micronesian:
 * North-Central Vanuatu:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Bontok:
 * Manobo:
 * Admiralty Islands: *pepine (“woman”)
 * Central-Eastern Oceanic:
 * Micronesian:
 * North-Central Vanuatu:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Manobo:
 * Admiralty Islands: *pepine (“woman”)
 * Central-Eastern Oceanic:
 * Micronesian:
 * North-Central Vanuatu:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Admiralty Islands: *pepine (“woman”)
 * Central-Eastern Oceanic:
 * Micronesian:
 * North-Central Vanuatu:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Admiralty Islands: *pepine (“woman”)
 * Central-Eastern Oceanic:
 * Micronesian:
 * North-Central Vanuatu:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Central-Eastern Oceanic:
 * Micronesian:
 * North-Central Vanuatu:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Southeast Solomonic:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Western Oceanic:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Kaili-Pamona:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Malayan
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Muna-Buton:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:
 * Wotu-Wolio:

Usage notes
This word shows a wide range of concurrent forms in various Austronesian languages. One of the most productive forms is PAN *babahi ("woman, lady, girl"), with CV- reduplication of the first syllable, which appears to convey a diminutive sense. In Proto-Philippine, this reduplicated form can be augmented by verbal affixes like PPh *ma- or PPh *-en. Finally, in Proto-Malayo-Polynesian this word is reconstructed either as 🇨🇬 or as 🇨🇬, with no apparent differences in meaning. The latter form probably gave rise to 🇨🇬, which is the only one attested for the term woman in Proto-Oceanic and Proto-Polynesian branches of the Austronesian language family, although the residual non-reduplicated form is still present as a prefix.