Where does “angit” come from?

angit (Yami) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

angit (Yami): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “angit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
2Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →