Where does “tulang kering” come from?

tulang kering (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tulang, from Malay tulang, from Proto-Malayic tulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN — bone.

tulang kering (Indonesian): shin, shinbone: the front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone

Definitions

  1. shin, shinbone: the front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone

Ancestry of “tulang kering”, step by step

tulang kering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tulang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantulangbone
2Malaytulangbone
3Proto-Malayictulaŋbone
4Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantuqəlaŋAlternative form of *tuqəlan
5Proto-AustronesianCuqəlaNbone

via Indonesian kering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankeringdry
2Malaykeringdry free from liquid or moisture
3Proto-Malayic*kəriŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kəRiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN →