Where does “lebak” come from?
lebak (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ləbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -bak, from Proto-Austronesian -bak.
lebak (Malay): thud
Ancestry of “lebak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ləbak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -bak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | -bak | — |