Where does “lalat” come from?
lalat (Indonesian) comes from Malay lalat, from Proto-Malayic lalət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laləj, from Proto-Austronesian lalej.
lalat (Indonesian): fly
Ancestry of “lalat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | lalat | fly |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | lalət | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laləj | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | lalej | — |