Malay hantu

← Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (inherited)

← Proto-Malayic *hantu (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (inherited)

→ Bunun hanitu (cognate)

→ Iban antu (cognate)

→ Indonesian hantu (derived)

→ Brunei Malay antu (cognate)

→ Marshallese Anij (cognate)

→ Malay burung hantu (compound)

→ Malay jari hantu (compound)

→ Yami anito (cognate)

→ Tagalog anito (cognate)