Where does “luka baring” come from?

luka baring (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian luka, from Malay luka, from Proto-Malayic *luka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luka, from Proto-Austronesian *Nuka.

luka baring (Indonesian): bedsore

Definitions

  1. bedsore

Ancestry of “luka baring”, step by step

luka baring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian luka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlukawound
2Malaylukawound
3Proto-Malayic*luka
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*luka
5Proto-Austronesian*Nuka

via Indonesian baring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbaringto lie down, to lie back
2Malaybaringto lie down
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Nuka
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