Where does “rusa” come from?

rusa (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *rusaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa — deer.

rusa (Iban): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “rusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*rusaʔ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa →Every word from Proto-Malayic *rusaʔ →