Where does “alang” come from?

alang (Malay) comes from Malay الڠ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ.

alang (Malay): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “alang”, step by step

alang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay الڠ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayالڠmiddle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qalaŋ

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaŋ-alaŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*alaŋ-alaŋ

Words derived from “alang

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋEvery word from Malay الڠ