Where does “ijau” come from?

ijau (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw — green.

ijau (Minangkabau): green having green as its colour

Definitions

  1. green having green as its colour

Ancestry of “ijau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qizawgreen
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw
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