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Where does “asu” come from?

asu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu.

asu (Malay): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “asu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicasu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
3Proto-Austronesianasu—

Words derived from “asu”

  • anak asu
  • asu jantan
  • asu betina
  • rumah asu
  • daging asu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →