Where does “بيرو مرق” come from?

بيرو مرق (Malay) comes from Malay بيرو, from Proto-Malayic biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.

بيرو مرق (Malay): peacock blue

Definitions

  1. peacock blue

Ancestry of “بيرو مرق”, step by step

بيرو مرق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay بيرو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayبيروblue
2Proto-Malayicbirublue
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue

via Malay مرق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayمرقpeacock
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic biru →Every word from Malay بيرو →