Where does “beleng” come from?
beleng (Malay) comes from Malay biling, from Proto-Malayic biliŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biliŋ — to turn.
beleng (Malay): to turn
Ancestry of “beleng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | biling | Obsolete form of beleng |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | biliŋ | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | biliŋ | to turn |