Where does “nyamuk” come from?

nyamuk (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

nyamuk (Brunei Malay): mosquito small flying insect of the family

Definitions

  1. mosquito small flying insect of the family

Ancestry of “nyamuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicñamuk—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Malayic ñamuk →