Where does “limau kasturi” come from?

limau kasturi (Brunei Malay) comes from Brunei Malay limau, from Proto-Malayic limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaw — lime, citrus.

limau kasturi (Brunei Malay): Fruit of calamondin

Definitions

  1. Fruit of calamondin

Ancestry of “limau kasturi”, step by step

limau kasturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay limau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaylimauorange fruit
2Proto-Malayiclimaw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimawlime, citrus

via Brunei Malay kasturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaykasturi—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic limaw →Every word from Brunei Malay limau →
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