Where does “laki” come from?

laki (Indonesian) comes from Malay laki, from Old Malay lāki, from Proto-Malayic *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

laki (Indonesian): male; husband

Definitions

  1. male; husband

Ancestry of “laki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylakihusband; male
2Old Malaylāki—
3Proto-Malayic*laki—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

Words derived from “laki”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Proto-Malayic *laki →Every word from Old Malay lāki →
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