Where does “tulang belakang” come from?

tulang belakang (Malay) comes from Malay tulang, from Proto-Malayic tulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN — bone.

tulang belakang (Malay): spine (backbone)

Definitions

  1. spine (backbone)

Ancestry of “tulang belakang”, step by step

tulang belakang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tulang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytulangbone
2Proto-Malayictulaŋbone
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantuqəlaŋAlternative form of *tuqəlan
4Proto-AustronesianCuqəlaNbone

via Malay belakang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelakangback; The rear of the body, opposite the chest...
2Proto-MalayicbAlakaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN →