Where does “biru telur itik” come from?

biru telur itik (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian telur, from Malay telur, from Proto-Malayic *təlur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

biru telur itik (Indonesian): glaucous

Definitions

  1. glaucous

Ancestry of “biru telur itik”, step by step

biru telur itik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian telur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianteluregg
2Malayteluregg; roe; spawn; testicles; egg
3Proto-Malayic*təlur
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
5Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg

via Indonesian biru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbirublue
2Malaybirublue
3Proto-Malayicbirublue
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue

via Indonesian itik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianitikduck
2Malayitikduck
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*itik
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ