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
Ancestry of “laki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | laki | husband; male |
| 2 | Old Malay | lāki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *laki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *laki | — |