Where does “burung” come from?

burung (Asilulu) comes from Indonesian burung, from Malay burung, from Classical Malay بوروڠ, from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ — bird.

burung (Asilulu): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “burung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianburungbird; penis
2Malayburungbird; penis
3Classical Malayبوروڠ—
4Proto-Malayic*buruŋbird
Every word from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ →Every word from Classical Malay بوروڠ →Every word from Malay burung →