Where does “burung” come from?
burung (Asilulu) comes from Indonesian burung, from Malay burung, from Classical Malay بوروڠ, from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.
burung (Asilulu): bird
Ancestry of “burung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | burung | bird; penis |
| 2 | Malay | burung | bird; penis |
| 3 | Classical Malay | بوروڠ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | *buruŋ | — |