Where does “linsa” come from?

linsa (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisəhaq, from Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS.

linsa (Iban): eggs of louse; nit

Definitions

  1. eggs of louse; nit

Ancestry of “linsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lisəhaq—
2Proto-Austronesian*lisəqəS—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisəhaq →