Where does “Maleisië” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Maleisië”, step by step

Maleisië traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Maleis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaleisMalay, relating to people and/or language
2MalayMelayuMalay
3MalayMalayu—
4Old Javaneselayūto run
5Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
7Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

via Dutch ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchie"Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,...
2Middle Dutchhihe
3Old Dutchhīehe
4Old Dutchhē—
5Proto-Germanic*hiʀ—
6Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

Words derived from “Maleisië”

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