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Where does “hiaŋ” come from?
hiaŋ (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.
Ancestry of “hiaŋ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
hiaŋ
—
2
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
qiaŋ
—
Words derived from “hiaŋ”
hiaŋ
hiang
yang
hyang
kayangan
ngahiang
yang
yang itu
yang ini
sembahyang
Yang Maha Esa
yang
yang mulia
sembah-yang
zumbaia
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →
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