Where does “semut” come from?

semut (Indonesian) comes from Malay semut, from Proto-Malayic *səmut.

semut (Indonesian): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “semut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysemutant
2Proto-Malayic*səmut—

Words derived from “semut”

Every word from Proto-Malayic *səmut →Every word from Malay semut →