Where does “malaisien” come from?

malaisien (French) comes from French Malaisie, from French malais, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw.

malaisien (French): Malaysian

Definitions

  1. Malaysian

Ancestry of “malaisien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMalaisie—
2FrenchmalaisMalay; Malay language
3EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
4MalayMelayuMalay
5MalayMalayu—
6Old Javaneselayūto run
7Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
9Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →