Where does “Proto-Malayic” come from?
Proto-Malayic (English) comes from English proto, from English proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Proto-Malayic (English): A proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayic languages
Definitions
- A proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayic languages
Ancestry of “Proto-Malayic”, step by step
Proto-Malayic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Malayic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malayic | Of or relating to a group of Austronesian... |
| 2 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 3 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 4 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 5 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |