Where does “anjing chow” come from?
anjing chow (Malay) comes from Malay chow, from English Chow, from English chow-chow, from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow, from Chinese 炒.
anjing chow (Malay): chow
Ancestry of “anjing chow”, step by step
anjing chow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay chow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | chow | from {{etyl|en|ms}} {{m|en|chow}} |
| 2 | English | Chow | A Chow Chow (Chinese breed of dog) |
| 3 | English | chow-chow | A Chinese preserve; An American relish,... |
| 4 | Chinese Pidgin English | chow-chow | food; eat |
| 5 | Chinese | 炒 | — |
via Malay anjing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | anjing | dog |
| 2 | Classical Malay | anjing | dog; a contemptible person, a motherfucker;... |