Where does “langau” come from?

langau (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

langau (Brunei Malay): horsefly

Definitions

  1. horsefly

Ancestry of “langau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayiclaŋawhorsefly
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
3Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
4Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →