Where does “harimau bintang” come from?
harimau bintang (Malay) comes from Malay bintang, from Proto-Malayic bintaŋ, from Proto-Oceanic *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.
harimau bintang (Malay): leopard
Ancestry of “harimau bintang”, step by step