Where does “talingo” come from?

talingo (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic taliŋa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa — ear.

talingo (Minangkabau): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “talingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictaliŋa(ʔ)ear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaliŋaear
3Proto-AustronesianCaliŋaear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caliŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taliŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic taliŋa(ʔ) →