Where does “linta” come from?

linta (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq.

Ancestry of “linta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqali-mətaq
2Proto-AustronesianqaNi-məCaq
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq