Where does “gunong” come from?

gunong (Acehnese) comes from Malay gunung, from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ.

gunong (Acehnese): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “gunong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygunungmountain
2Proto-Malayicgunuŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangunuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ →Every word from Malay gunung →