Where does “pari bendera” come from?

pari bendera (Malay) comes from Malay pari, from Proto-Malayic pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

pari bendera (Malay): cownose ray, Rhinoptera adspersa

Definitions

  1. cownose ray, Rhinoptera adspersa

Ancestry of “pari bendera”, step by step

pari bendera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypariray
2Proto-Malayicpari(ʔ)ray
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
4Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray

via Malay bendera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybenderaflag
2Portuguesebandeiraflag; each journey or travel of the bandeirantes;...
3Old Portuguesebandeira—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →Every word from Proto-Malayic pari(ʔ) →