Where does “utek” come from?

utek (Proto-North Sarawak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak.

Ancestry of “utek”, step by step

utek traces back through two 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

Words derived from “utek”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutək →