Where does “laot” come from?

laot (Madurese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

laot (Madurese): sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean

Ancestry of “laot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
2Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud →