Where does “padang” come from?

padang (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic *padaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaŋ — uncultivated field; open grassland.

padang (Minangkabau): field land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country

Definitions

  1. field land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country

Ancestry of “padang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*padaŋuncultivated field; open grassland
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*padaŋuncultivated field; open grassland
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