Where does “lautan” come from?

lautan (Sundanese) comes from Sundanese laut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

lautan (Sundanese): ocean; the high seas

Definitions

  1. ocean; the high seas

Ancestry of “lautan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundaneselautsea
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
3Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud →Every word from Sundanese laut →