Where does “perak” come from?

perak (Yami) comes from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic pirak.

perak (Yami): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “perak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaypirakObsolete form of perak
2Proto-Malayicpirak—
Every word from Proto-Malayic pirak →Every word from Malay pirak →