Where does “macan tutul” come from?

macan tutul (Malay) comes from Indonesian macan, from Javanese ꦩꦕꦤ꧀, from Old Javanese macan — tiger.

macan tutul (Malay): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “macan tutul”, step by step

macan tutul traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian macan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmacantiger
2Javaneseꦩꦕꦤ꧀tiger
3Old Javanesemacantiger

via Malay tutul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytutul—
2Javaneseꦠꦸꦠꦸꦭ꧀—

via Malay macan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymacantiger
Every word from Old Javanese macan →Every word from Javanese ꦩꦕꦤ꧀ →Every word from Indonesian macan →
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