Where does “Deutero-Malay” come from?

Deutero-Malay (English) comes 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.

Deutero-Malay (English): A member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people

Definitions

  1. A member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people

Ancestry of “Deutero-Malay”, step by step

Deutero-Malay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Malay

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

via English deutero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeuterosecond
2Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →