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.
anjing laut (Malay): seal
Ancestry of “anjing laut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | laut | sea |
| 2 | Classical Malay | laut | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | laut | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lahud | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | lahud | — |