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
Ancestry of “langau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | langau | horsefly |
| 2 | Classical Malay | langau | horsefly |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | laŋaw | horsefly |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laŋaw | bluebottle, blowfly, horsefly |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | laŋaw | housefly |
| 6 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *laŋaw | — |