Where does “sembahyang” come from?

sembahyang (Malay) comes from Malay yang, from Malay hiang, from Proto-Malayic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.

sembahyang (Malay): A major prayer

Definitions

  1. A major prayer

Ancestry of “sembahyang”, step by step

sembahyang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay yang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayyangAlternative form of hiang; which; one
2Malayhianggod
3Proto-Malayichiaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamichiaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiaŋ—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ—

via Malay sembah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysembahto worship
2Javaneseꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ—

Words derived from “sembahyang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →