Where does “alimatok” come from?

alimatok (Chavacano) comes from Cebuano alimatok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq.

alimatok (Chavacano): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “alimatok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoalimatoka leech; an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqali-mətaq—
3Proto-AustronesianqaNi-məCaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq →Every word from Cebuano alimatok →