Where does “อูรักลาโวยจ” come from?

อูรักลาโวยจ (Urak Lawoi') comes from Urak Lawoi' ลาโวยจ, from Proto-Malayic laut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

อูรักลาโวยจ (Urak Lawoi'): Urak Lawoi'

Definitions

  1. Urak Lawoi'

Ancestry of “อูรักลาโวยจ”, step by step

อูรักลาโวยจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urak Lawoi' ลาโวยจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urak Lawoi'ลาโวยจsea
2Proto-Malayiclautseaward; towards the sea
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
4Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream

via Urak Lawoi' อูรัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urak Lawoi'อูรักman, person
2Proto-Malayicuraŋoutsider
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀaŋoutsider
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayic laut →