Where does “Malayness” come from?
Malayness (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.
Malayness (English): The quality of being Malay
Definitions
- The quality of being Malay
Ancestry of “Malayness”, step by step
Malayness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Malay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 2 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 3 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 4 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |