Malay rubah

← Persian روباه (borrowed)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća (derived)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupi (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ulp- (mention)

→ Indonesian rubah (inherited)

→ Malay rubah artik (compound)