Where does “biru” come from?
biru (Indonesian) comes from Malay biru, from Proto-Malayic biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.
biru (Indonesian): blue
Ancestry of “biru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | biru | blue |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | biru | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)biʀaw | blue |