Where does “langit” come from?

langit (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

langit (Iban): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “langit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayiclaŋitsky
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
3Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Malayic laŋit →
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