Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
-is -bak[-ˈis -bak]
• n. whole body from top to tail.tubuh keseluruhan.
Sirwis no gpaia lmang nis nbak mdit lai.I work until my whole body hurts., Saya kerja sampai seluruh badan sakit.
Etymology: -is < Austronesian, cf. PMP *isi 'flesh (of humans, animals, fruits, tubers); contents; blade of a knife; inhabitants, residents' (ACD); -bak 'body' < Austronesian, cf. PMP *hawak ˈwaist, back of the waistˈ (ACD). The immediate source of borrowing is not known. The same lexical parallelism for 'body' is found in nearby Austronesian languages, e.g., Wetar |fn{isir-wewaki} 'body'.
Etymology: bibref R003
See also: -is