Where does “sembah-yang” come from?

sembah-yang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian yang, from Malay yang, from Malay hiang, from Proto-Malayic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.

sembah-yang (Indonesian): worship

Definitions

  1. worship

Ancestry of “sembah-yang”, step by step

sembah-yang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian yang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianyangwhich; one
2MalayyangAlternative form of hiang; which; one
3Malayhianggod
4Proto-Malayichiaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Chamichiaŋ—
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiaŋ—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ—

via Malay sembah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysembahto worship
2Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →