Where does “utək” come from?

utək (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak.

utək (Proto-Malayic): Alternative form of *utak

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *utak

Ancestry of “utək”, step by step

utək traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqutəkAlternative form of *qutak
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutak—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutakbrain

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hutək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhutək—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək →