Where does “Pasir Ris” come from?
Pasir Ris (English) comes from Malay pasir, from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ.
Ancestry of “Pasir Ris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | pasir | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *pasir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *pasiʀ | — |