Where does “linta” come from?

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

linta (Chavacano): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “linta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglintaleech; bloodsucker; usurer
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 Tagalog linta →
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