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Where does “asou” come from?

asou (Central Melanau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu.

asou (Central Melanau): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “asou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
2Proto-Austronesianasu—

Words derived from “asou”

  • asou lameang
  • asou lasat
  • asou belak
  • asou daat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →