Where does “Melayu” come from?

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

Melayu (Malay): Malay

Definitions

  1. Malay

Ancestry of “Melayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayMalayu—
2Old Javaneselayūto run
3Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
5Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

Words derived from “Melayu”

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