Langit
/ˈlaŋ.it/noun
A Malay and Indonesian word meaning “sky” or “heaven.”
Did you know?Langit belongs to an ancient Austronesian family of words for the sky, many of which also developed meanings connected with heaven, the upper world, or the dwelling place of spirits.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Austronesian
PAN
*laŋit
“Sky or upper world”
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
PMP
*laŋit
“Sky”
Old Malay
Malay
laŋit
“Sky or heaven”
Classical Malay
Malay
langit
“The sky; the heavens”
Modern Indonesian
Indonesian
langit
“Sky or heaven”
Modern Malay
Malay
langit
“Sky, heavens, or firmament”