Where does “ekor” come from?

ekor (Malay) comes from Malay ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ — tail.

ekor (Malay): tail appendage of an animal

Definitions

  1. tail appendage of an animal

Ancestry of “ekor”, step by step

ekor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ikur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayikur—
2Proto-Malayic*ikuʀ—
3Proto-Austronesian*ikuʀtail

via Proto-Malayic *buntut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*buntut—
2Proto-Austronesian*buntut—

Words derived from “ekor”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ikuʀ →Every word from Malay ikur →