Where does “rumah” come from?

rumah (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq — house.

rumah (Proto-Malayic): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “rumah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀumaqhouse
2Proto-Austronesianʀumaqhouse

Words derived from “rumah

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq