Where does “lotong” come from?

lotong (Basay) comes from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ — Formosan rock monkey (Macaca cyclopis).

lotong (Basay): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “lotong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*luCuŋFormosan rock monkey (Macaca cyclopis)
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