Where does “luya” come from?

luya (Brooke's Point Palawano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia — ginger.

luya (Brooke's Point Palawano): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “luya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laqiaginger
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia