Where does “alinta” come from?

alinta (Karao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq.

alinta (Karao): large leech

Definitions

  1. large leech

Ancestry of “alinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqali-mətaq—
2Proto-AustronesianqaNi-məCaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq →
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