Where does “lia” come from?

lia (Ambonese Malay) comes from Malay lihat, from Proto-Malayic lihat — to see.

lia (Ambonese Malay): to see

Definitions

  1. to see

Ancestry of “lia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylihatto look; to see; to watch
2Proto-Malayiclihatto see
Every word from Proto-Malayic lihat →Every word from Malay lihat →