Where does “lintah” come from?

lintah (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq.

Ancestry of “lintah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqali-mətaq
2Proto-AustronesianqaNi-məCaq

Words derived from “lintah

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq