Where does “lubang cacing” come from?

lubang cacing (Malay) comes from Malay lubang, from Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Austronesian *lubaŋ.

lubang cacing (Malay): wormhole

Definitions

  1. wormhole

Ancestry of “lubang cacing”, step by step

lubang cacing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay lubang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylubanghole
2Proto-Malayic*lubaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lubaŋhole
4Austronesian*lubaŋ—

via Malay cacing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycacingworm
2Proto-Malayic*caciŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*caciŋ—
Every word from Austronesian *lubaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ →