Where does “ludah” come from?

ludah (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *ludaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq — spittle, saliva.

ludah (Iban): spit, saliva

Definitions

  1. spit, saliva

Ancestry of “ludah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*ludaq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ludaqspittle, saliva
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ludaq →
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