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
Ancestry of “padang terbang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | terbang | to fly |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | tAr- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taʀ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | taʀ- | — |