Where does “harimau loreng” come from?

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

harimau loreng (Malay): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “harimau loreng”, step by step

harimau loreng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay harimau

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

via Malay loreng

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