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Where does “utak” come from?

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

utak (Proto-Malayic): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “utak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “utak”

  • otak-otak
  • otak
  • utak
  • otak-otak
  • otak
  • utak
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →