Where does “air susu ibu” come from?

air susu ibu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

air susu ibu (Indonesian): breast milk

Definitions

  1. breast milk

Ancestry of “air susu ibu”, step by step

air susu ibu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian air

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
2Malayairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
3Proto-Malayicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Indonesian susu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansusumilk; breast; to breastfeed
2Malaysusumilk; breast; to breastfeed
3Proto-Malayicsusu(ʔ)breast female organ
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
5Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

via Indonesian Ibu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianIbumother
2Malayibumother; ma'am, missus; you
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ