Where does “musang” come from?

musang (English) comes from Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ.

musang (English): The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), of South and Southeast Asia up to the Wallace Line

Definitions

  1. The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), of South and Southeast Asia up to the Wallace Line

Ancestry of “musang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymusangcivet; fox
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*musaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ →Every word from Malay musang →