Where does “malu” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “malu”, step by step

malu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay malu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymalushy
2Proto-Malayic*malushy

via Samoan malū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanmalūsoft
Every word from Proto-Malayic *malu →Every word from Malay malu →