Where does “tutup insang” come from?

tutup insang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian insang, from Malay insang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hasaŋ — gills.

tutup insang (Indonesian): gill cover

Definitions

  1. gill cover

Ancestry of “tutup insang”, step by step

tutup insang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian insang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianinsanggills of a fish
2Malayinsanggills of a fish
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhasaŋgills

via Indonesian tutup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantutupto close
2Malaytutupto close a box, bottle, door, etc
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hasaŋ →Every word from Malay insang →Every word from Indonesian insang →