Where does “kincir angin” come from?

kincir angin (Malay) comes from Malay angin, from Proto-Malayic aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

kincir angin (Malay): windmill

Definitions

  1. windmill

Ancestry of “kincir angin”, step by step

kincir angin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay angin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanginwind
2Proto-Malayicaŋinwind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—

via Malay kincir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykincir—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayic aŋin →