Where does “utek” come from?

utek (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak utek, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak.

utek (Kiput): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “utek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakutek—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqutəkAlternative form of *qutak
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak utek →