Where does “linta” come from?

linta (Masbatenyo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq.

linta (Masbatenyo): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “linta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqali-mətaq—
2Proto-AustronesianqaNi-məCaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq →