Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/lekas
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”).
Adjective
edit*lekas
Adverb
edit*lekas
Descendants
edit- Proto-Philippine:
- South Mindanao
- Tboli: lekakas (“quickly”)
- South Mindanao
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Sama–Bajaw
- Yakan: lakkes (“fast, quickly”)