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Where does “utak” come from?

utak (Javanese) comes from Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak.

utak (Javanese): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “utak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayutakObsolete form of otak
2Proto-Malayic*u(n)tək—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hutək,*qutək,*qutak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak →