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Where does “malu” come from?

malu (English) comes from Malay malu, from Proto-Malayic *malu.

malu (English): A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan...

Definitions

  1. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan...

Ancestry of “malu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymalu—
2Proto-Malayic*malu—

Words derived from “malu”

  • malus
Every word from Proto-Malayic *malu →