Where does “malawang” come from?

malawang (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay melawan, from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.

malawang (North Moluccan Malay): stubborn

Definitions

  1. stubborn

Ancestry of “malawang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymelawan—
2Malaymeng-agent focus, frequently but erroneously called...
3Proto-Malayic*mAN-—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic*maN-—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*maN-—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maN-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- →