Where does “berselancar” come from?

berselancar (Malay) comes from Malay selancar, from Malay se-, from Old Malay sa-, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa.

berselancar (Malay): to surf on water

Definitions

to surf on water

Ancestry of “berselancar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	selancar	a surfboard
2	Malay	se-	one; used to form the comparative of adjectives;...
3	Old Malay	sa-	—
4	Proto-Malayic	sA-	one
5	Proto-Malayic	əsa	—
6	Proto-Malayo-Chamic	əsa	—
7	Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan	əsa	—
8	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	əsa	one
9	Proto-Austronesian	*əsa	—
10	Proto-Oceanic	*isa	—

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →