Where does “buang air besar” come from?

buang air besar (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.

buang air besar (Indonesian): to defecate

Definitions

  1. to defecate

Ancestry of “buang air besar”, step by step

buang air besar 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 besar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbesarbig, large; Having a large physical extent from...
2Malaybesarbig, large; big
3Proto-Malayic*bəsar—

via Indonesian buang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbuangto throw away
2Malaybuangto discard, reject, or throw away
3Classical Malaybuangto throw away
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →