Where does “hempedu” come from?

hempedu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *hampədu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju, from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux — gall; gall bladder.

hempedu (Malay): bile secretion produced by the liver

Definitions

  1. bile secretion produced by the liver

Ancestry of “hempedu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*hampədu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qapəjugall; gall bladder
3Proto-Austronesian*qapəjuxgall; gall bladder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju →Every word from Proto-Malayic *hampədu →
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