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Where does “wake” come from?

wake (Torres Strait Creole) comes from Meriam wakey — thigh.

wake (Torres Strait Creole): thigh, upper leg

Definitions

  1. thigh, upper leg

Ancestry of “wake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Meriamwakeythigh
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