Where does “malayi” come from?

malayi (Translingual) comes from Translingual -i, from Latin -i, from Latin -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

malayi (Translingual): Malay attributive

Definitions

  1. Malay attributive

Ancestry of “malayi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-iUsed to form adjectives for the species descriptor of a scientific name
2Latin-inominative/vocative masculine plural of -us;...
3Latin-ēsfirst conjugation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Latin -ēs →Every word from Translingual -i →