Where does “papan selaju” come from?

papan selaju (Malay) comes from Malay papan, from Proto-Malayic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

papan selaju (Malay): skateboard platform on wheels

Definitions

  1. skateboard platform on wheels

Ancestry of “papan selaju”, step by step

papan selaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay papan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypapanplank, board; plank; board
2Proto-Malayic*papanplank
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board

via Malay selaju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayselaju—
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