Where does “Indomalaya” come from?

Indomalaya (English) comes from English Malaya, 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.

Indomalaya (English): One of the major ecozones of the world, covering South and Southeast Asia

Definitions

  1. One of the major ecozones of the world, covering South and Southeast Asia

Ancestry of “Indomalaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalaya—
2EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
3MalayMelayuMalay
4MalayMalayu—
5Old Javaneselayūto run
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
8Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

Words derived from “Indomalaya”

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