Words that come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian “*laban”

28 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban — including havan, laban, lumaban, laban, lawan, lawan, *laban, [[lawan]], [[lāwan]].

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Tagalog (9)

Malay (3)

Indonesian (3)

Bikol Central (2)

Old Javanese (2)

English (1)

Proto-Malayic (1)

Javanese (1)

Iban (1)

Classical Malay (1)

Kapampangan (1)

Balinese (1)

Banjarese (1)

North Moluccan Malay (1)