Where does “biru” come from?

biru (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.

biru (Iban): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “biru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbirublue
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic biru →