Where does “lawan” come from?

lawan (Malay) comes from Classical Malay لاون, from Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban — to oppose; to go against someone.

lawan (Malay): A partner, counterpart

Definitions

  1. A partner, counterpart

Ancestry of “lawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayلاون—
2Proto-Malayic*laban—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*labanto oppose; to go against someone

Words derived from “lawan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban →Every word from Proto-Malayic *laban →Every word from Classical Malay لاون →