Where does “linta” come from?

linta (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq.

linta (Tagalog): leech; bloodsucker; usurer

Definitions

  1. leech; bloodsucker; usurer

Ancestry of “linta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqali-mətaq—
2Proto-AustronesianqaNi-məCaq—

Words derived from “linta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNi-məCaq →