Where does “fasih” come from?
fasih (Malay) comes from Malay lidah, from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.
fasih (Malay): fluent
Definitions
- fluent
Ancestry of “fasih”, step by step
fasih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay lidah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lidah | tongue organ |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *dilah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dilaq | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | dilaq | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *dilaq | — |
via Arabic فَصِيح
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَصِيح | pure in language, eloquent; of pure language,... |