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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

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “leher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayleherneck
2Proto-Malayiclihər—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
4Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →