Where does “jalan” come from?
jalan (Sundanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.
jalan (Sundanese): path; road; street
Ancestry of “jalan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zalan | path |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | zalan | path |