Where does “Kalimantan-Selatan” come from?
Kalimantan-Selatan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian selatan, from Malay selatan, from Proto-Malayic sAlatan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salatan — south or south wind.
Ancestry of “Kalimantan-Selatan”, step by step
Kalimantan-Selatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian selatan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | selatan | south |
| 2 | Malay | selatan | south |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | sAlatan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | salatan | south or south wind |
via Indonesian Kalimantan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Kalimantan | capital: Banjarmasin |