Where does “asou lameang” come from?

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

asou lameang (Central Melanau): black and white striped dog

Definitions

  1. black and white striped dog

Ancestry of “asou lameang”, step by step

asou lameang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Melanau asou

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

via Central Melanau lameang

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