Where does “ketuban” come from?

ketuban (Malay) comes from Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayic *(i)ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-, from Proto-Austronesian Sika-, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

ketuban (Malay): amniotic fluid

Definitions

  1. amniotic fluid

Ancestry of “ketuban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayke--th; group; having characteristics of
2Proto-Malayic*(i)ka-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ika-—
4Proto-AustronesianSika-—
5FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
6Proto-Finniccikapig
7Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “ketuban”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Finnish Sika →
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