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Where does “sarong” come from?

Sarong comes from Malay sarung, a wraparound garment worn in Southeast Asia.

sarong (English): A garment made of a length of printed cloth...

Definitions

  1. A garment made of a length of printed cloth...

Ancestry of “sarong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysarungsarong; sheath
2Proto-Malayic*saruŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ—

Words derived from “sarong”

  • saronglike
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ →