Where does “Indomalayan” come from?
Indomalayan (English) comes from English Indomalaya, 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.
Indomalayan (English): Of or relating to Indomalaya
Definitions
- Of or relating to Indomalaya
Ancestry of “Indomalayan”, step by step
Indomalayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Indomalaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indomalaya | One of the major ecozones of the world, covering South and Southeast Asia |
| 2 | English | Malaya | — |
| 3 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 4 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 5 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 6 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |