Where does “kayangan” come from?

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

kayangan (Malay): paradise, heaven the abode of the gods

Definitions

  1. paradise, heaven the abode of the gods

Ancestry of “kayangan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhianggod
2Proto-Malayichiaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamichiaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →