Where does “jari manis” come from?

jari manis (Brunei Malay) comes from Brunei Malay jari, from Proto-Malayic *jari — finger.

jari manis (Brunei Malay): ring finger (finger between the middle finger and little finger)

Definitions

  1. ring finger (finger between the middle finger and little finger)

Ancestry of “jari manis”, step by step

jari manis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay jari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malayjarifinger
2Proto-Malayic*jarifinger

via Brunei Malay manis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaymanis—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *jari →Every word from Brunei Malay jari →