Where does “sarongless” come from?
sarongless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
sarongless (English): Without a sarong; not wearing a sarong
Definitions
- Without a sarong; not wearing a sarong
Ancestry of “sarongless”, step by step
sarongless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English sarong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sarong | A garment made of a length of printed cloth... |
| 2 | Malay | sarung | sarong; sheath |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *saruŋ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *saruŋ | — |