Where does “dila” come from?

dila (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

dila (Cebuano): the tongue; to lick; the tongue; the flap of...

Definitions

  1. the tongue; to lick; the tongue; the flap of...

Ancestry of “dila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
2Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—

Words derived from “dila”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian dilaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq →