Where does “pelacur” come from?

pelacur (Malay) comes from Malay per-, from Proto-Austronesian *paR- — derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns.

pelacur (Malay): prostitute; whore

Definitions

  1. prostitute; whore

Ancestry of “pelacur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayper-abstraction, place, goal, result; Used to form...
2Proto-Austronesian*paR-derivational prefix used to form deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paR- →Every word from Malay per- →