Where does “Malaysianism” come from?
Malaysianism (English) comes from English Malaysian, from English Malaysia, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw.
Malaysianism (English): Behaviour characteristic of the Malaysian people
Definitions
- Behaviour characteristic of the Malaysian people
Ancestry of “Malaysianism”, step by step
Malaysianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Malaysian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malaysian | Pertaining to the country of Malaysia; Pertaining... |
| 2 | English | Malaysia | The Malay Archipelago |
| 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |