Where does “danau” come from?

danau (Indonesian) comes from Malay danau, from Classical Malay danau, from Proto-Malayic *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

danau (Indonesian): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “danau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydanaulake body of water
2Classical Malaydanau—
3Proto-Malayic*danaw—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
5Proto-Austronesiandanawlake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic *danaw →