Where does “Bukit Merah” come from?

Bukit Merah (Malay) comes from Malay bukit, from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.

Ancestry of “Bukit Merah”, step by step

Bukit Merah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay bukit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybukithill elevated location
2Proto-Malayic*bukithill elevated location
3Proto-Malayo-Chamic*bukit—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*bukit—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bukij—
6Proto-Austronesian*bukijmountain

via Malay merah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymerahred
2MalaymirahObsolete form of merah
3Proto-Malayic(mA-)irah—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)iʀaqred

Words derived from “Bukit Merah”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit →