Where does “biru langit” come from?

biru langit (Malay) comes from Malay langit, from Proto-Malayic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

biru langit (Malay): sky blue

Definitions

  1. sky blue

Ancestry of “biru langit”, step by step

biru langit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay langit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylangitsky
2Proto-Malayiclaŋitsky
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
4Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Malay biru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybirublue
2Proto-Malayicbirublue
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Malayic laŋit →