Where does “votaha” come from?

votaha (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic *potak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak, from Proto-Austronesian *bətak.

votaha (Uneapa): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “votaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*potak—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətak—
3Proto-Austronesian*bətak—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bətak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *potak →