Where does “layangan” come from?

layangan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian layang, from Malay layang — to fly, to move through the air.

layangan (Indonesian): kite

Definitions

  1. kite

Ancestry of “layangan”, step by step

layangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian layang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlayangto float
2Malaylayangto fly, to move through the air

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan—

Words derived from “layangan”

Every word from Malay layang →Every word from Indonesian layang →