Where does “malesianbambumyllikäs” come from?
malesianbambumyllikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish Malesia, from Malay Malaysia, from English Malaysia, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw.
malesianbambumyllikäs (Finnish): large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, Indomalayan rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis species of rodent found in SE Asia, one of four species of bamboo rat
Definitions
- large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, Indomalayan rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis species of rodent found in SE Asia, one of four species of bamboo rat
Ancestry of “malesianbambumyllikäs”, step by step
malesianbambumyllikäs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Malesia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Malesia | — |
| 2 | Malay | Malaysia | — |
| 3 | English | Malaysia | The Malay Archipelago |
| 4 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 5 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 6 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 7 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 8 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |