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

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “merah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaymirahObsolete form of merah
2Proto-Malayic(mA-)irah—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)iʀaqred

Words derived from “merah”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)iʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayic (mA-)irah →Every word from Malay mirah →