Where does “buang air kecil” come from?

buang air kecil (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 kecil (Indonesian): to urinate

Definitions

  1. to urinate

Ancestry of “buang air kecil”, step by step

buang air kecil 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 kecil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankecillittle; small; young
2Malaykecilsmall, little
3Classical Malaykecillittle; small; young

via Indonesian buang

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