After we found the Albanian word MAL/ mountain in Norway, in Sardinia and the Himalayas, now it's the turn of a country name.
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malaj+zia where Malaj comes from the word Mal of protoalbanian language and +zia a suffix of the Proto-Albanian language, which translates as 'Mountain land'.
The origin of the word is subject to various theories. The oldest language of the Indo-European family, the Albanian language is excluded from etymological comparisons and is not taken into consideration at all.
The linguists say it may be derived from the Sanskrit Himalaya, referring to high mountain areas, or Malaiyur-pura, meaning 'mountain city'.
Another similar theory claims that its origin lies in the Tamil words malai and ur meaning "mountain" and "city, land", respectively.
Another suggestion is that it derives from the Pamalayu plain.
A final suggestion is that it comes from a Javanese word meaning 'to run', from which a river, Sungai Melayu ('Melayu River), was named because of its strong current.
Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Straits of Malacca.
The Sanskrit text Vayu Purana, thought to have existed since the first millennium AD, mentioned a land called 'Malayadvipa' which was identified by some scholars as the modern Malay Peninsula.
Other notable accounts are from the 2nd century Ptolemy's Geographia which used the name Malayu Kulon (Male passes) for the west coast of the Golden Chersonese, and the 7th century Yijing account of Malayu.
Why is it called Malaysia?
Malaysia is dominated by its mountainous core, which consists of a number of roughly parallel mountain ranges aligned north-south. The most prominent of these is the Main Range, which is about 480 km long and has peaks that exceed 2100 meters.
So, in conclusion:
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malaj+zia where Malaj comes from the word Mal of protoalbanian language and +zia a suffix of the Proto-Albanian language, which translates as 'Mountain land'.
The origin of the word is subject to various theories. The oldest language of the Indo-European family, the Albanian language is excluded from etymological comparisons and is not taken into consideration at all.
The linguists say it may be derived from the Sanskrit Himalaya, referring to high mountain areas, or Malaiyur-pura, meaning 'mountain city'.
Another similar theory claims that its origin lies in the Tamil words malai and ur meaning "mountain" and "city, land", respectively.
Another suggestion is that it derives from the Pamalayu plain.
A final suggestion is that it comes from a Javanese word meaning 'to run', from which a river, Sungai Melayu ('Melayu River), was named because of its strong current.
Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Straits of Malacca.
The Sanskrit text Vayu Purana, thought to have existed since the first millennium AD, mentioned a land called 'Malayadvipa' which was identified by some scholars as the modern Malay Peninsula.
Other notable accounts are from the 2nd century Ptolemy's Geographia which used the name Malayu Kulon (Male passes) for the west coast of the Golden Chersonese, and the 7th century Yijing account of Malayu.
Why is it called Malaysia?
Malaysia is dominated by its mountainous core, which consists of a number of roughly parallel mountain ranges aligned north-south. The most prominent of these is the Main Range, which is about 480 km long and has peaks that exceed 2100 meters.
So, in conclusion:
Malaysia is nothing but the Albanian word MALESIA/mountain place.
So, it is so difficult for the linguists to find out the origin of the word MAL/mountain and MALESI/mountain land in the MALAYSIA. The linguists don't want to find it out because the position of the Greek and Latin languages in European linguistics would be severely compromised.
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