Where does “Maleis” come from?

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

Maleis (Dutch): Malay, relating to people and/or language

Definitions

  1. Malay, relating to people and/or language

Ancestry of “Maleis”, step by step

Maleis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay Melayu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayMelayuMalay
2MalayMalayu—
3Old Javaneselayūto run
4Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
6Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

via Dutch Malei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMalei—
2PortugueseMalayo—
3MalayMelaju—

Words derived from “Maleis”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →