Where does “batu karang” come from?
batu karang (Malay) comes from Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ, from Old Javanese karaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ — small edible freshwater crab.
batu karang (Malay): coral
Definitions
- coral
Ancestry of “batu karang”, step by step
batu karang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay karang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | karang | coral; coral reef |
| 2 | Classical Malay | karang | coral, a hard substance made of the limestone... |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦫꦁ | coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps |
| 4 | Old Javanese | karaṅ | coral |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *karaŋ | small edible freshwater crab |