Where does “lemotül” come from?

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

lemotül (Volapük): grandma

Definitions

  1. grandma

Ancestry of “lemotül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüklemotgrandmother
2Indonesianotakbrain
3Malayotakbrain
4MalayutakObsolete form of otak
5Proto-Malayic*u(n)təkbrain organ
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hutək,*qutək,*qutak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak →Every word from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək →Every word from Malay utak →