Where does “biru merak” come from?

biru merak (Malay) comes from Malay biru, from Proto-Malayic biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.

biru merak (Malay): peacock blue

Definitions

  1. peacock blue

Ancestry of “biru merak”, step by step

biru merak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay biru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybirublue
2Proto-Malayicbirublue
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue

via Malay merak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymerakpeacock; peafowl
2Proto-Mon-Khmermraikpeacock
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic biru →Every word from Malay biru →