Where does “otak-otak” come from?
otak-otak (English) comes from Malay otak-otak, from Malay otak, from Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak.
otak-otak (English): Grilled fish cake wrapped inside a banana leaf; a...
Definitions
- Grilled fish cake wrapped inside a banana leaf; a...
Ancestry of “otak-otak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | otak-otak | plural of otak: brains; otak-otak |
| 2 | Malay | otak | brain |
| 3 | Malay | utak | Obsolete form of otak |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *u(n)tək | brain organ |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hutək,*qutək,*qutak | — |