Where does “Korea Selatan” come from?

Korea Selatan (Malay) comes from Malay selatan, from Proto-Malayic sAlatan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salatan — south or south wind.

Ancestry of “Korea Selatan”, step by step

Korea Selatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay selatan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayselatansouth
2Proto-MalayicsAlatan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalatansouth or south wind

via Malay Korea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayKorea—
2Korean고려(高麗)—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salatan →Every word from Proto-Malayic sAlatan →Every word from Malay selatan →