Where does “belang” come from?

belang (Karo Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *bəlag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj — spread out to dry in the sun.

belang (Karo Batak): broad

Definitions

  1. broad

Ancestry of “belang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*bəlagwide
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bəlajspread out to dry in the sun
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj →Every word from Proto-Batak *bəlag →