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Where does “malais” come from?

malais (French) comes 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.

malais (French): Malay; Malay language

Definitions

  1. Malay; Malay language

Ancestry of “malais”, step by step

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

Words derived from “malais”

  • malaise
  • malaised
  • malaise
  • Malaise
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