Where does “tupai terbang” come from?

tupai terbang (Malay) comes from Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

tupai terbang (Malay): several rodents of the tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae

Definitions

  1. several rodents of the tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae

Ancestry of “tupai terbang”, step by step

tupai terbang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay terbang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayterbangto fly
2Proto-MalayictAr-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀ-—
4Proto-Austronesiantaʀ-—

via Malay tupai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytupaisquirrel; tree shrew
2Quechuatupaymeeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayic tAr- →