Where does “yang mulia” come from?

yang mulia (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.

yang mulia (Indonesian): His Excellency, Her Excellency, Your Excellency

Definitions

  1. His Excellency, Her Excellency, Your Excellency

Ancestry of “yang mulia”, step by step

yang mulia 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 mulia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymulianoble; great, honorable; noble, honorable
2Sanskritमूल्यto be eradicated; beginning at the root;...
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →