However, the latter explanation is incorrect: the territory had been named Sarawak before the arrival of James Brooke, and the word awak was not in the vocabulary of Sarawak Malay before the formation of Malaysia.
Namun, penjelasan semacam itu tidak benar, karena wilayah tersebut sudah dijuluki Sarawak sebelum kedatangan Brooke, dan kata "awak" tak pernah ada dalam kosa kata Melayu Sarawak sebelum pembentukan negara Malaysia.