Where does “durian kura-kura” come from?

durian kura-kura (Brunei Malay) comes from Brunei Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

durian kura-kura (Brunei Malay): A type of durian; fruit of the tropical tree, Durio testudinarium, native to Borneo

Definitions

  1. A type of durian; fruit of the tropical tree, Durio testudinarium, native to Borneo

Ancestry of “durian kura-kura”, step by step

durian kura-kura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay durian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malayduriandurian fruit
2Proto-Malayicduri-an—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an—
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

via Brunei Malay kura-kura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaykura-kura—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an →Every word from Proto-Malayic duri-an →