Where does “anjing ajak” come from?

anjing ajak (Malay) comes from Malay ajak, from Proto-Malayic ajak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian azak — to invite.

anjing ajak (Malay): stray dog

Definitions

  1. stray dog

Ancestry of “anjing ajak”, step by step

anjing ajak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ajak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayajakinvitation; the dhole; to invite
2Proto-Malayicajakto invite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianazakto invite

via Malay anjing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanjingdog
2Classical Malayanjingdog; a contemptible person, a motherfucker;...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian azak →Every word from Proto-Malayic ajak →Every word from Malay ajak →
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