Where does “dilai” come from?

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

dilai (Cebuano): imperative of dila

Definitions

  1. imperative of dila

Ancestry of “dilai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodilathe tongue; to lick; the tongue; the flap of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
3Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
4Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian dilaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq →
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