Where does “ngahiang” come from?

ngahiang (Sundanese) comes from Malay hiang, from Proto-Malayic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ.

ngahiang (Sundanese): to spirit away; to disappear without a trace

Definitions

  1. to spirit away; to disappear without a trace

Ancestry of “ngahiang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhianggod
2Proto-Malayichiaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamichiaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →