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Where does “hajək” come from?

hajək (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hajək, from Proto-Austronesian Sajək — to turn.

Ancestry of “hajək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhajəkto smell
2Proto-AustronesianSajəkto turn

Words derived from “hajək”

  • halik
  • humalik
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