 Proto-Malay

The term Proto-Malay, which translates to "Melayu Asli" (aboriginal Malay) or "Melayu Purba" (ancient Malay) or "Melayu Tua" (old Malay), refers to Austronesian speakers, possibly from mainland Asia, who moved to the Malay peninsula and Malay archipelago in a long series of migrations between 2500 and 1500 BC, and in one model the first of two migrations of early Malay speakers, before that of the Deutero-Malays.The Proto-Malays are the ancestors of the Malays in the modern Malaysia and Indonesia.