Where does “مالزی” come from?
مالزی (Persian) comes from French Malaisie, from French malais, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw.
Ancestry of “مالزی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Malaisie | — |
| 2 | French | malais | Malay; Malay language |
| 3 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 4 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 5 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 6 | Old Javanese | layū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |