Where does “merak” come from?

merak (Indonesian) comes from Malay merak, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mraik — peacock.

merak (Indonesian): peafowl

Definitions

  1. peafowl

Ancestry of “merak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymerakpeacock; peafowl
2Proto-Mon-Khmermraikpeacock
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mraik →Every word from Malay merak →