Where does “lenga” come from?

lenga (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋa — sesame.

lenga (Maranao): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “lenga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ləŋasesame
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋa
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