Where does “malai” come from?

malai (Catalan) comes from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw.

malai (Catalan): Malay

Definitions

  1. Malay

Ancestry of “malai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
2MalayMelayuMalay
3MalayMalayu
4Old Javaneselayūto run
5Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw
7Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw

Words derived from “malai

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw
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