Where does “anjing laut” come from?

anjing laut (Malay) comes from Malay laut, from Classical Malay laut, from Proto-Malayic laut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

anjing laut (Malay): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “anjing laut”, step by step

anjing laut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay laut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylautsea
2Classical Malaylautsea
3Proto-Malayiclautseaward; towards the sea
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
5Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream

via Malay anjing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanjingdog
2Classical Malayanjingdog; a contemptible person, a motherfucker;...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayic laut →