Where does “tanah” come from?

tanah (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *tanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq — earth, soil, land.

tanah (Iban): earth; soil

Definitions

  1. earth; soil

Ancestry of “tanah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*tanahearth; soil
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tanəqearth, soil, land
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəqEvery word from Proto-Malayic *tanah
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