Where does “belalang” come from?

belalang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian beli, from Malay beli, from Proto-Malayic bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

belalang (Indonesian): grasshopper

Definitions

  1. grasshopper

Ancestry of “belalang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbelito buy
2Malaybelito buy
3Proto-Malayicbəlito buy
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəli—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbəli—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
7Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bəli →