Where does “duyong” come from?

duyong (Cebuano) comes from Malay duyung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.

duyong (Cebuano): a dugong

Definitions

  1. a dugong

Ancestry of “duyong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduyungdugong
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*duyuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ →Every word from Malay duyung →