Proto-Malay en · NOUN
Etymology
From proto- + Malay.
Meanings
- (historical) An Austronesian speaker who moved from mainland Asia to the Malay peninsula and Malay archipelago in a long series of migrations between 2500 and 1500 BC, before that of the Deutero-Malays about a thousand years later.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Malays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |