Where does “angkat” come from?

angkat (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aŋkat — to lift.

angkat (Iban): to lift, to raise

Definitions

  1. to lift, to raise

Ancestry of “angkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicaŋkatto lift
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaŋkatto lift
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aŋkat →Every word from Proto-Malayic aŋkat →
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