Where does “lemot” come from?

lemot (Volapük) comes from Indonesian otak, from Malay otak, from Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak.

lemot (Volapük): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “lemot”, step by step

lemot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian otak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianotakbrain
2Malayotakbrain
3MalayutakObsolete form of otak
4Proto-Malayic*u(n)təkbrain organ
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hutək,*qutək,*qutak—

via Indonesian lemah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlemahweak (lacking in force or ability)
2Javaneseꦊꦩꦃearth
3Old Javaneselĕmahearth
4Proto-Mon-Khmersləmʔ—

via Volapük mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmotmother

Words derived from “lemot”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək →Every word from Malay utak →