Where does “laki-laki” come from?

laki-laki (Indonesian) comes from Malay laki-laki, from Malay laki, from Old Malay lāki, from Proto-Malayic *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.

laki-laki (Indonesian): male; boy

Definitions

  1. male; boy

Ancestry of “laki-laki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylaki-lakiAlternative form of lelaki; male; boy
2Malaylakihusband; male
3Old Malaylāki—
4Proto-Malayic*laki—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laki—

Words derived from “laki-laki”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki →Every word from Proto-Malayic *laki →Every word from Old Malay lāki →