Where does “ugi” come from?

ugi (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

ugi (Coastal Kadazan): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “ugi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
2Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi