Where does “lila” come from?

lila (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

lila (Makasar): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “lila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*dilaq—
2Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian dilaq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *dilaq →