Where does “Perak” come from?

Perak (Malay) comes from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic pirak.

Perak (Malay): silver metal

Definitions

  1. silver metal

Ancestry of “Perak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypirakObsolete form of perak
2Proto-Malayicpirak—

Words derived from “Perak”

Every word from Proto-Malayic pirak →Every word from Malay pirak →
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