Where does “langit” come from?
langit (Indonesian) comes from Malay langit, from Proto-Malayic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.
langit (Indonesian): sky
Ancestry of “langit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | langit | sky |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | laŋit | sky |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laŋit | sky |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | laŋiC | sky |