Where does “leuen” come from?

leuen (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *jalaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

leuen (Acehnese): front yard

Definitions

  1. front yard

Ancestry of “leuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*jalaːnroad; path
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
3Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Chamic *jalaːn →