Where does “*laqe” come from?

*laqe (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *raqe-, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

*laqe (Proto-Polynesian): forehead part of face above eyebrows

Definitions

  1. forehead part of face above eyebrows

Ancestry of “*laqe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*raqe-forehead part of face above eyebrows
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*daqi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
4Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

Words derived from “*laqe”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqi →