Where does “malu” come from?

malu (Indonesian) comes from Malay malu, from Proto-Malayic *malu — shy.

malu (Indonesian): ashamed

Definitions

  1. ashamed

Ancestry of “malu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymalushy
2Proto-Malayic*malushy

Words derived from “malu”

Every word from Proto-Malayic *malu →Every word from Malay malu →
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