Where does “ลียา” come from?

ลียา (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic *halia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia — ginger.

ลียา (Urak Lawoi'): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “ลียา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*haliaginger
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laqiaginger
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia →Every word from Proto-Malayic *halia →