Where does “hijau” come from?

hijau (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw — green.

hijau (Malay): green; environmentally friendly; green,...

Definitions

  1. green; environmentally friendly; green,...

Ancestry of “hijau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichijawgreen
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qizawgreen

Words derived from “hijau”

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