Where does “laban” come from?

laban (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban — to oppose; to go against someone.

laban (Iban): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “laban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*laban
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*labanto oppose; to go against someone
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban