Where does “durian” come from?

durian (English) comes from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

durian (English): Any of several trees, genus "Durio", of Southeast...

Definitions

  1. Any of several trees, genus "Durio", of Southeast...

Ancestry of “durian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduriandurian fruit
2Proto-Malayicduri-an
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

Words derived from “durian

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-anEvery word from Proto-Malayic duri-an
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