Where does “harimau” come from?

harimau (Indonesian) comes from Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qari-mauŋ — panther.

harimau (Indonesian): panther; tiger; cougar

Definitions

  1. panther; tiger; cougar

Ancestry of “harimau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayharimaupanther; tiger; cougar
2Proto-Malayichari-mauŋtiger
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqari-mauŋpanther
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qari-mauŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic hari-mauŋ →Every word from Malay harimau →