Where does “yang ini” come from?

yang ini (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.

yang ini (Malay): this one

Definitions

  1. this one

Ancestry of “yang ini”, step by step

yang ini 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 ini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayinithis
2Proto-Malayic(i)ni(ʔ)this
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*inithis
4Proto-Austronesian*inithis
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →