English
Hyang
Hyang comes from Indonesian hyang ‘hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural…’, and goes back to Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ ‘deity, divinity’.
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*qiaŋ‘deity, divinity’reconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- poz-msa-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*hiaŋreconstructed
- poz-mcm-proprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Proto-Malayicprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Malaymodernhiang
- Indonesianmodernhyang‘hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology’
- EnglishtodayHyang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*qiaŋ‘deity, divinity’reconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- poz-msa-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*hiaŋreconstructed
- poz-mcm-proprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Proto-Malayicprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Malaymodernhiang
- Indonesianmodernhyang‘hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology’
- EnglishtodayHyang
Every English word from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ
Today it means
noun a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ / Hyang