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

Pasir Ris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pasir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypasirsand
2Proto-Malayic*pasirsand
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pasiʀ—

via Malay hiris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhirisshredding
2Hungarianhíresfamous, well-known
3Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *pasir →Every word from Malay pasir →