Where does “langau” come from?

langau (Malay) comes from Classical Malay langau, from Proto-Malayic laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

langau (Malay): horsefly

Definitions

  1. horsefly

Ancestry of “langau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaylangauhorsefly
2Proto-Malayiclaŋawhorsefly
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
4Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
5Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—

Words derived from “langau”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →