Where does “hiang” come from?

hiang (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.

hiang (Malay): god

Definitions

  1. god

Ancestry of “hiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichiaŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Chamichiaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ—

Words derived from “hiang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →