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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qali-mətaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qaNi-məCaq | — |