Where does “darah biru” come from?
darah biru (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian darah, from Malay darah, from Proto-Malayic darah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀaq, from Azerbaijani -ək, from Proto-Turkic *-gek — Forms deverbal nouns.
darah biru (Indonesian): blue blood
Definitions
- blue blood
Ancestry of “darah biru”, step by step
darah biru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian darah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | darah | blood |
| 2 | Malay | darah | blood; to bleed |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | darah | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daʀaq | blood |
| 5 | Azerbaijani | -ək | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *-gek | Forms deverbal nouns |
via Indonesian biru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | biru | blue |
| 2 | Malay | biru | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | biru | blue |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)biʀaw | blue |