Where does “teri” come from?

teri (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀi.

teri (Malay): a small anchovy, Stolephorus tri

Definitions

  1. a small anchovy, Stolephorus tri

Ancestry of “teri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*təʀi

Words derived from “teri

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀi
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