Where does “laan” come from?
laan (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.
laan (Tetum): sail
Ancestry of “laan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | layaʀ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | layaʀ | sail |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | layaʀ | sail |