Where does “Maleisiër” come from?

Maleisiër (Dutch) comes from Dutch Maleisië, 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.

Maleisiër (Dutch): Malaysian person

Definitions

  1. Malaysian person

Ancestry of “Maleisiër”, step by step

Maleisiër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Maleisië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaleisië—
2DutchMaleisMalay, relating to people and/or language
3MalayMelayuMalay
4MalayMalayu—
5Old Javaneselayūto run
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
8Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →