Where does “yang” come from?

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

yang (Ternate): relative clause introducer; which, that

Definitions

  1. relative clause introducer; which, that

Ancestry of “yang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayyangAlternative form of hiang; which; one
2Malayhianggod
3Proto-Malayichiaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamichiaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiaŋ—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqiaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hiaŋ →