Where does “otok” come from?

otok (Bau Bidayuh) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak.

otok (Bau Bidayuh): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “otok”, step by step

otok traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqutəkAlternative form of *qutak
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutak—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutakbrain

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hutək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhutək—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək →