Where does “panah” come from?
panah (Indonesian) comes from Malay panah, from Proto-Malayic panah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.
panah (Indonesian): to shoot; arrow
Ancestry of “panah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | panah | arrow; to shoot |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | panah | to shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | panaq | to shoot |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | panaq | to shoot |