Where does “Malaysianness” come from?
Malaysianness (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.
Malaysianness (English): Quality of being Malaysian
Definitions
- Quality of being Malaysian
Ancestry of “Malaysianness”, step by step
Malaysianness 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 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 |