Where does “dila” come from?

dila (Yogad) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

dila (Yogad): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “dila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
2Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian dilaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq →