Where does “lihia” come from?

lihia (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

lihia (Minangkabau): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “lihia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayiclihərneck
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
3Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic lihər →