Where does “Kalimantan-Barat” come from?
Kalimantan-Barat (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian barat, from Malay barat, from Proto-Malayic barat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian Sabaʀat — east or south wind.
Ancestry of “Kalimantan-Barat”, step by step
Kalimantan-Barat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian barat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | barat | west |
| 2 | Malay | barat | west |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | barat | west |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | habaʀat | southwest monsoon |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Sabaʀat | east or south wind |
via Indonesian Kalimantan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Kalimantan | capital: Banjarmasin |