Where does “siang” come from?
siang (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ, from English Siyan, from Old Javanese Hyaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.
siang (Malay): daytime
Ancestry of “siang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦱꦶꦪꦁ | — |
| 2 | English | Siyan | A Kurdish tribe who live in southern Arbil, as... |
| 3 | Old Javanese | Hyaṅ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qiaŋ | — |