Where does “êlan” come from?

êlan (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *jalaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

êlan (Rade): street; road; path

Definitions

  1. street; road; path

Ancestry of “êlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*jalaːnroad; path
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
3Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Chamic *jalaːn →