Etymology

hyang

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Today it means: a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands. Full definition →

Indonesian hyang ← Old Javanese hyaṅ ← Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ
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The story

  1. Proto-Austronesian · derived from*qiaŋ“deity, divinity”
  2. Old Javanese · derived fromhyaṅ“God, divinity”
  3. Indonesian · borrowed fromhyang
  4. English todayHyang

Borrowed from Indonesian hyang, Old Javanese hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

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