Where does “Belanda” come from?

Belanda (Iban) comes from Malay Belanda, from Javanese Walanda, from Portuguese Holanda, from Old Dutch holt lant — wood land.

Belanda (Iban): Dutch

Definitions

  1. Dutch

Ancestry of “Belanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayBelandaDutch
2JavaneseWalanda—
3PortugueseHolandathe Netherlands; Holland
4Old Dutchholt lantwood land
Every word from Old Dutch holt lant →Every word from Portuguese Holanda →Every word from Javanese Walanda →