Where does “malaijinkielinen” come from?

malaijinkielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish malaiji, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw.

malaijinkielinen (Finnish): Malay, Malay language, Malay speaking

Definitions

  1. Malay, Malay language, Malay speaking

Ancestry of “malaijinkielinen”, step by step

malaijinkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malaiji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmalaijiMalay
2EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
3MalayMelayuMalay
4MalayMalayu—
5Old Javaneselayūto run
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
8Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

via Finnish kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →