Where does “darat” come from?

darat (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic darat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

darat (Brunei Malay): land part of Earth that is not covered by bodies of water

Definitions

  1. land part of Earth that is not covered by bodies of water

Ancestry of “darat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdarat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic darat →