Where does “cacing” come from?

cacing (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *caciŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *caciŋ.

cacing (Brunei Malay): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “cacing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*caciŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*caciŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *caciŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *caciŋ →