Where does “bruang” come from?

bruang (English) comes from Malay beruang, from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ — bear large mammal of family.

bruang (English): The Malayan sun bear

Definitions

  1. The Malayan sun bear

Ancestry of “bruang”, step by step

bruang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay beruang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberuangbear; to have money; rich
2Proto-Malayic*biruaŋbear
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀuaŋbear large mammal of family

via Kawi baroṅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kawibaroṅ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ →Every word from Malay beruang →