Where does “untung” come from?

untung (Classical Malay) comes from Malay untung, from Classical Malay ontong, from Proto-Malayic untuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ.

untung (Classical Malay): gain

Definitions

  1. gain

Ancestry of “untung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayuntunggain
2Classical Malayontong—
3Proto-Malayicuntuŋgain
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianutuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian utuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic untuŋ →Every word from Classical Malay ontong →