Where does “lawan” come from?

lawan (Indonesian) comes from Malay lawan, from Classical Malay لاون, from Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban — to oppose; to go against someone.

lawan (Indonesian): rival; opponent

Definitions

  1. rival; opponent

Ancestry of “lawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaylawanA partner, counterpart
2Classical Malayلاون—
3Proto-Malayic*laban—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*labanto oppose; to go against someone

Words derived from “lawan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban →