Where does “rusa” come from?

rusa (Indonesian) comes from Malay rusa, from Proto-Malayic *rusaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa — deer.

rusa (Indonesian): deer; moose

Definitions

  1. deer; moose

Ancestry of “rusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrusadeer; moose
2Proto-Malayic*rusaʔ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer

Words derived from “rusa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa →Every word from Proto-Malayic *rusaʔ →Every word from Malay rusa →