Where does “Malayanist” come from?
Malayanist (English) comes from English Malayan, 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.
Malayanist (English): Someone who studied Malaya
Definitions
- Someone who studied Malaya
Ancestry of “Malayanist”, step by step
Malayanist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Malayan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malayan | A person from Malaysia or the former Malaya; a... |
| 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 | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |