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
- green; green, inexperienced; green,...
Ancestry of “hijau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | hijau | green; environmentally friendly; green,... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | hijaw | green |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)qizaw | green |