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Where does “undang-undang” come from?

undang-undang (Malay) comes from Classical Malay undang, from Malay undang, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀudaŋ.

undang-undang (Malay): law, the body of binding rules and regulations,...

Definitions

  1. law, the body of binding rules and regulations,...

Ancestry of “undang-undang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayundangto invite; headman; law
2Malayundang—
3Proto-Austronesian*ʀudaŋ—

Words derived from “undang-undang”

  • undang-undang
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