Where does “Ulu Tiram” come from?

Ulu Tiram (Malay) comes from Malay tiram, from Proto-Malayic tirəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm — oyster.

Ancestry of “Ulu Tiram”, step by step

Ulu Tiram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tiram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytiramoyster
2Proto-Malayictirəmoyster
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiʀəmoyster

via Malay ulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayulu—

Words derived from “Ulu Tiram”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm →Every word from Proto-Malayic tirəm →Every word from Malay tiram →