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Where does “liqə” come from?

liqə (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

Ancestry of “liqə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
2Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

Words derived from “liqə”

  • leo
  • reo
  • te reo Māori
  • te reo
  • reo
  • liqo
  • leqo
  • leo
  • lea
  • leo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →