Where does “asou belak” come from?

asou belak (Central Melanau) comes from Central Melanau asou, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

asou belak (Central Melanau): red dog

Definitions

  1. red dog

Ancestry of “asou belak”, step by step

asou belak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Melanau asou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Melanauasoudog
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
3Proto-Austronesianasudog animal

via Central Melanau belak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Melanaubelak—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →Every word from Central Melanau asou →