Where does “gigi susu” come from?

gigi susu (Malay) comes from Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

gigi susu (Malay): milk tooth, baby tooth

Definitions

  1. milk tooth, baby tooth

Ancestry of “gigi susu”, step by step

gigi susu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay susu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysusumilk; breast; to breastfeed
2Proto-Malayicsusu(ʔ)breast female organ
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
4Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

via Malay gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygigitooth; gear; cog
2Proto-Malayicgigi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayic susu(ʔ) →