Where does “laki” come from?

laki (Malay) comes from Old Malay lāki, from Proto-Malayic *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

laki (Malay): husband; male

Definitions

  1. husband; male

Ancestry of “laki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Malaylāki—
2Proto-Malayic*laki—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

Words derived from “laki”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Proto-Malayic *laki →Every word from Old Malay lāki →
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