Where does “orang salji” come from?

orang salji (Malay) comes from Malay salji, from Arabic ثَلْج, from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- — snow.

orang salji (Malay): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “orang salji”, step by step

orang salji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay salji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysaljisnow
2Arabicثَلْج—
3Proto-Semiticṯalg-snow

via Malay orang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayorangperson; human, person; a vassal; a subject
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianuRaŋoutsider
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- →Every word from Arabic ثَلْج →Every word from Malay salji →