Where does “*leo” come from?

*leo (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

Ancestry of “*leo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicleqo—
2Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
6Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

Words derived from “*leo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ →
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