Where does “sAlatan” come from?
sAlatan (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salatan — south or south wind.
Ancestry of “sAlatan”, step by step
sAlatan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salatan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | salatan | south or south wind |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian silatan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | silatan | — |