Where does “巴生” come from?

巴生 (Chinese) comes from Malay pasang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ — pair.

Ancestry of “巴生”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypasangto rise; couple
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pasaŋpair
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ →Every word from Malay pasang →
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