Where does “asou daat” come from?

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

asou daat (Central Melanau): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “asou daat”, step by step

asou daat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Melanau asou

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

via Central Melanau daat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Melanaudaatsea
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀatlittoral sea
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →Every word from Central Melanau asou →