Where does “ayam hutan” come from?
ayam hutan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hutan, from Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.
ayam hutan (Indonesian): junglefowl
Definitions
- junglefowl
Ancestry of “ayam hutan”, step by step
ayam hutan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian hutan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | hutan | forest |
| 2 | Malay | hutan | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | hutan | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qutan | scrubland; bush |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | quCaN | scrubland; bush |
via Indonesian ayam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ayam | A bird of the order Galliformes, generally refers... |
| 2 | Malay | ayam | chicken; A bird of the order Galliformes,... |
| 3 | Malay | hayam | Obsolete form of ayam |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | hayam | domesticated animal |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qayam | domesticated animal; pet; toy; plaything |