Where does “hlăk” come from?

hlăk (Western Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *hulat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj, from Proto-Austronesian quləj — a type of small worm.

hlăk (Western Cham): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “hlăk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hulatworm
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
3Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hulat →
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