Where does “belaki” come from?

belaki (Iban) comes from Iban laki, from Proto-Malayic *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

belaki (Iban): to have husband

Definitions

  1. to have husband

Ancestry of “belaki”, step by step

belaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanlakimale, man
2Proto-Malayic*laki—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

via Iban be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanbe—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Proto-Malayic *laki →Every word from Iban laki →