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Where does “dila” come from?

dila (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

dila (Tagalog): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “dila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
2Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—

Words derived from “dila”

  • madila
  • mandila
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →