Where does “pirak” come from?

pirak (Bikol Central) comes from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic pirak.

Ancestry of “pirak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypirakObsolete form of perak
2Proto-Malayicpirak—

Words derived from “pirak”

Every word from Proto-Malayic pirak →Every word from Malay pirak →