Where does “lalang” come from?

lalang (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

lalang (Makasar): the inside; the interior

Definitions

  1. the inside; the interior

Ancestry of “lalang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
2Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

Words derived from “lalang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →