Where does “yang” come from?

yang (Classical Malay) comes from Old Malay yaṃ.

yang (Classical Malay): which; one

Definitions

which; one

Ancestry of “yang”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Malay	yaṃ	—

Words derived from “yang”

Every word from Old Malay yaṃ →

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