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Where does “lihər” come from?

lihər (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan lihər, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lihər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

Ancestry of “lihər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanlihər—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilihər—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
4Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

Words derived from “lihər”

  • leher
  • leher
  • lihər
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →