Where does “penyauh” come from?

penyauh (Iban) comes from Iban jauh, from Proto-Malayic jauh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)zauq.

penyauh (Iban): distance

Definitions

  1. distance

Ancestry of “penyauh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanjauhfar
2Proto-Malayicjauh—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)zauq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)zauq →Every word from Proto-Malayic jauh →Every word from Iban jauh →