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Where does “talebe” come from?

talebe (Turkish) comes from North Moluccan Malay lebe, from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

talebe (Turkish): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “talebe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malaylebe—
2Malaylebih—
3Proto-Malayic*ləbih—
4Proto-Austronesian*ləbiq—

Words derived from “talebe”

  • talebelik
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq →