Where does “lebe” come from?

lebe (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

lebe (North Moluccan Malay): more

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Ancestry of “lebe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylebihremainder
2Proto-Malayic*ləbih—
3Proto-Austronesian*ləbiq—

Words derived from “lebe”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ləbih →Every word from Malay lebih →