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Where does “otak” come from?

otak (Malay) comes from Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak.

otak (Malay): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “otak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayutakObsolete form of otak
2Proto-Malayic*u(n)tək—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hutək,*qutək,*qutak—

Words derived from “otak”

  • otak-otak
  • otak
  • otak-otak
  • otak
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak →