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

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “harimau bintang”, step by step

harimau bintang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay bintang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybintangstar; fate, luck, fortune
2Proto-Malayicbintaŋstar
3Proto-Oceanic*bituqən—
4Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

via Malay harimau

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

Words derived from “harimau bintang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayic bintaŋ →