Where does “otak besar” come from?

otak besar (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian otak, from Malay otak, from Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak.

otak besar (Indonesian): cerebrum

Definitions

  1. cerebrum

Ancestry of “otak besar”, step by step

otak besar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian otak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianotakbrain
2Malayotakbrain
3MalayutakObsolete form of otak
4Proto-Malayic*u(n)təkbrain organ
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hutək,*qutək,*qutak—

via Indonesian besar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbesarbig, large; Having a large physical extent from...
2Malaybesarbig, large; big
3Proto-Malayic*bəsar—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək,*qutək,*qutak →