Where does “leher” come from?
leher (Indonesian) comes from Malay leher, from Proto-Malayic lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.
leher (Indonesian): neck
Ancestry of “leher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | leher | neck |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | lihər | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |