Where does “hijau” come from?

hijau (Indonesian) comes from Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw — green.

hijau (Indonesian): green; green, inexperienced; green,...

Definitions

  1. green; green, inexperienced; green,...

Ancestry of “hijau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhijaugreen; environmentally friendly; green,...
2Proto-Malayichijawgreen
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qizawgreen

Words derived from “hijau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic hijaw →Every word from Malay hijau →