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Where does “balirang” come from?

balirang (Tae') comes from Malay belerang, from Malay belirang, from Proto-Malayic bAliraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic baliraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan baliraŋ, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi baliraŋ.

balirang (Tae'): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “balirang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelerangsulfur
2MalaybelirangObsolete form of belerang
3Proto-MalayicbAliraŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbaliraŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbaliraŋ—
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesibaliraŋ—
Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi baliraŋ →