Where does “padang terbang” come from?

padang terbang (Malay) comes from Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

padang terbang (Malay): airfield

Definitions

  1. airfield

Ancestry of “padang terbang”, step by step

padang terbang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay terbang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayterbangto fly
2Proto-MalayictAr-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀ-—
4Proto-Austronesiantaʀ-—

via Malay padang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypadangfield
2Proto-Malayic*padaŋuncultivated field; open grassland
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*padaŋuncultivated field; open grassland
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayic tAr- →