Where does “*(qa-)liqoʀ” come from?
*(qa-)liqoʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes 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 “*(qa-)liqoʀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |