Where does “Malayu” come from?

Malayu (Malay) comes from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw.

Ancestry of “Malayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselayūto run
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
4Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

Words derived from “Malayu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →