Where does “batuk kering” come from?

batuk kering (Malay) comes from Malay kering, from Proto-Malayic *kəriŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəRiŋ.

batuk kering (Malay): tuberculosis

Definitions

  1. tuberculosis

Ancestry of “batuk kering”, step by step

batuk kering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeringdry free from liquid or moisture
2Proto-Malayic*kəriŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kəRiŋ—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatukcough
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəRiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kəriŋ →Every word from Malay kering →