Where does “malais” come from?

malais (Catalan) comes from Catalan malai, 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.

malais (Catalan): masculine plural of malai; plural of malai

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of malai; plural of malai

Ancestry of “malais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanmalaiMalay
2EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
3MalayMelayuMalay
4MalayMalayu—
5Old Javaneselayūto run
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
8Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →