Where does “susu” come from?
susu (Indonesian) comes from Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.
susu (Indonesian): milk; breast; to breastfeed
Definitions
- milk; breast; to breastfeed
Ancestry of “susu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | susu | milk; breast; to breastfeed |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | susu(ʔ) | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | susu | breast |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | susu | breast |