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
Ancestry of “hiang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | hiaŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | hiaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | hiaŋ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qiaŋ | — |
Words derived from “hiang”