Where does “pari susun” come from?

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

pari susun (Malay): cownose ray fish of the family

Definitions

  1. cownose ray fish of the family

Ancestry of “pari susun”, step by step

pari susun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pari

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

via Malay susun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysusunlayer; row; tier one of several items or parts placed on top of or next to one another
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*susun—
3Proto-Austronesian*susuN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →