Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/impi

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi.

Verb

*impi

1. (intransitive) to dream (see imaginary events while sleeping)

Descendants

• Malay: impi, mimpi
  • Indonesian: impi, mimpi
• Urak Lawoi': มีปี (mipi)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Sipi