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
Ancestry of “بيرو مرق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | بيرو | blue |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | biru | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)biʀaw | blue |