Where does “merah” come from?
merah (Malay) comes from Malay mirah, from Proto-Malayic (mA-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)iʀaq — red.
merah (Malay): red
Ancestry of “merah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | mirah | Obsolete form of merah |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | (mA-)irah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)iʀaq | red |
Words derived from “merah”