Where does “angan” come from?

angan (Malay) comes from Malay angin, from Proto-Malayic aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

angan (Malay): dream, imagination, fantasy, daydream

Definitions

  1. dream, imagination, fantasy, daydream

Ancestry of “angan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanginwind
2Proto-Malayicaŋinwind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayic aŋin →