Etymology

Malayo-Polynesian

Today it means: A subgroup of languages of the Austronesian language family, mostly dispersed around the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. Full definition →

English Polynesian
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The story

  1. EnglishMalayo-
  2. EnglishPolynesia
  3. EnglishPolynesian
  4. English todayMalayo-Polynesian

From Malayo- + Polynesian.

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