Where does “urek” come from?

urek (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic urat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian huʀaC — vein, blood vein; artery, blood vessel; muscle.

urek (Minangkabau): vein; artery

Definitions

  1. vein; artery

Ancestry of “urek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicuratvein
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianuʀatblood vessel
3Proto-AustronesianhuʀaCvein, blood vein; artery, blood vessel; muscle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian huʀaC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uʀat →Every word from Proto-Malayic urat →