Where does “darek” come from?

darek (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic darat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat — littoral sea.

darek (Minangkabau): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “darek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdarat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic darat →