Where does “jari telunjuk” come from?

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

jari telunjuk (Brunei Malay): forefinger (first finger next to the thumb)

Definitions

  1. forefinger (first finger next to the thumb)

Ancestry of “jari telunjuk”, step by step

jari telunjuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay jari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malayjarifinger
2Proto-Malayic*jarifinger

via Brunei Malay telunjuk

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