Where does “kuning telur” come from?

kuning telur (Malay) comes from Malay telur, from Proto-Malayic *təlur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

kuning telur (Malay): egg yolk

Definitions

  1. egg yolk

Ancestry of “kuning telur”, step by step

kuning telur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay telur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteluregg; roe; spawn; testicles; egg
2Proto-Malayic*təlur—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
4Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg

via Malay kuning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuningyellow
2Proto-Malayic*kuniŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *təlur →