Where does “kelabang” come from?

kelabang (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦧꦁ, from Old Javanese kalabaṅ, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kelabang (Indonesian): centipede

Definitions

  1. centipede

Ancestry of “kelabang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏ꧀ꦭꦧꦁcentipede
2Old Javanesekalabaṅcentipede
3Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
5Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →