Where does “yang itu” come from?

yang itu (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 itu (Malay): that one

Definitions

  1. that one

Ancestry of “yang itu”, step by step

yang itu 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 itu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayituthat; it
2Proto-Malayic(i)tu(ʔ)that
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)tuthat
4Proto-Austronesian(i-)Cuthat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →
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