Where does “烏魯地南” come from?

烏魯地南 (Chinese) comes from Malay Ulu Tiram, from Malay tiram, from Proto-Malayic tirəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm — oyster.

Ancestry of “烏魯地南”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayUlu Tiram—
2Malaytiramoyster
3Proto-Malayictirəmoyster
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiʀəmoyster
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm →Every word from Proto-Malayic tirəm →Every word from Malay tiram →