Where does “hongon” come from?

hongon (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋən — forearm; lower arm.

hongon (Coastal Kadazan): arm; forearm

Definitions

  1. arm; forearm

Ancestry of “hongon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ləŋənforearm; lower arm
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