Where does “langau” come from?

langau (Indonesian) comes from Malay langau, from Classical Malay langau, from Proto-Malayic laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

langau (Indonesian): horsefly

Definitions

  1. horsefly

Ancestry of “langau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylangauhorsefly
2Classical Malaylangauhorsefly
3Proto-Malayiclaŋawhorsefly
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
5Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
6Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →