Where does “*malaŋ” come from?
*malaŋ (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian malaŋ — misfortune, bad luck.
Ancestry of “*malaŋ”, step by step
*malaŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian malaŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | malaŋ | misfortune, bad luck |
via Austronesian *malaŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *malaŋ | — |