Where does “laki” come from?

laki (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

laki (Makasar): male of animals and plants

Definitions

  1. male of animals and plants

Ancestry of “laki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*laki—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

Words derived from “laki”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *laki →
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