Where does “telinga” come from?

telinga (Indonesian) comes from Malay telinga, from Proto-Malayic taliŋa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa — ear.

telinga (Indonesian): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “telinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytelingaear
2Proto-Malayictaliŋa(ʔ)ear
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaliŋaear
4Proto-AustronesianCaliŋaear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic taliŋa(ʔ) →