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Where does “diladila” come from?

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

diladila (Cebuano): the tongue; the flap of material that goes...

Definitions

  1. the tongue; the flap of material that goes...

Ancestry of “diladila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodilathe tongue; to lick; the tongue; the flap of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
3Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
4Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—
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