Where does “perahu” come from?
perahu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic pArahu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paraqu.
perahu (Malay): boat
Ancestry of “perahu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | pArahu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *paraqu | — |
Words derived from “perahu”