Where does “pari burung” come from?

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

pari burung (Malay): eagle ray fish of the family, but also includes Rhinopteridae

Definitions

  1. eagle ray fish of the family, but also includes Rhinopteridae

Ancestry of “pari burung”, step by step

pari burung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pari

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

via Malay burung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayburungbird; penis
2Classical Malayبوروڠ—
3Proto-Malayic*buruŋbird
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →Every word from Proto-Malayic pari(ʔ) →