Where does “liput” come from?

liput (Indonesian) comes from Malay liput, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liput, from Proto-Austronesian *lipuC — to disappear behind something that envelops or blocks the view.

liput (Indonesian): cover

Definitions

  1. cover

Ancestry of “liput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayliputto cover, to comprise
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*liputto disappear behind something that envelops or blocks the view
3Proto-Austronesian*lipuCto disappear behind something that envelops or blocks the view

Words derived from “liput

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *lipuC
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