Where does “lisa” come from?

lisa (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisəhaq, from Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS.

lisa (Tagalog): egg of a louse; nit

Definitions

  1. egg of a louse; nit

Ancestry of “lisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lisəhaq
2Proto-Austronesian*lisəqəS

Words derived from “lisa

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəSEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisəhaq