Where does “dila'” come from?

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

dila' (Tausug): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “dila'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
2Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian dilaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq →
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