Where does “harimau belang” come from?

harimau belang (Malay) comes from Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qari-mauŋ — panther.

harimau belang (Malay): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “harimau belang”, step by step

harimau belang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay harimau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayharimaupanther; tiger; cougar
2Proto-Malayichari-mauŋtiger
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqari-mauŋpanther

via Malay belang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelangstripe
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qari-mauŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic hari-mauŋ →Every word from Malay harimau →