Where does “likôt” come from?

likôt (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *likut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian likud, from Proto-Austronesian likud — back.

likôt (Acehnese): back, behind; that which is farthest away from the front

Definitions

  1. back, behind; that which is farthest away from the front

Ancestry of “likôt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*likut—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlikudback
3Proto-Austronesianlikudback
Every word from Proto-Austronesian likud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian likud →Every word from Proto-Chamic *likut →