Where does “lalaki” come from?

lalaki (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki.

lalaki (Cebuano): a male; a boy or man; male

Definitions

  1. a male; a boy or man; male

Ancestry of “lalaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*la-laki

Words derived from “lalaki

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki
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