Where does “rumah panjang” come from?
rumah panjang (Malay) comes from Malay rumah, from Classical Malay rumah, from Proto-Malayic rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq — house.
rumah panjang (Malay): longhouse especially that of the traditional ethnic groups of Borneo
Definitions
- longhouse especially that of the traditional ethnic groups of Borneo
Ancestry of “rumah panjang”, step by step
rumah panjang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay rumah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | rumah | house; home |
| 2 | Classical Malay | rumah | house; home |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | rumah | house |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀumaq | house |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀumaq | house |
via Malay panjang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | panjang | long |