Where does “lelaki” come from?
lelaki (Malay) comes from Malay laki, from Old Malay lāki, from Proto-Malayic *laki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki.
lelaki (Malay): male
Ancestry of “lelaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | laki | husband; male |
| 2 | Old Malay | lāki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *laki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *laki | — |
Words derived from “lelaki”