Where does “bruang” come from?
bruang (English) comes from Malay beruang, from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ.
bruang (English): The Malayan sun bear
Ancestry of “bruang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | beruang | bear; to have money; rich |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *biruaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baʀuaŋ | — |