Where does “sarong” come from?

sarong (French) comes from Dutch saroeng, from Malay sarung, from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ.

sarong (French): sarong

Definitions

  1. sarong

Ancestry of “sarong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsaroeng—
2Malaysarungsarong; sheath
3Proto-Malayic*saruŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ—

Words derived from “sarong”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ →Every word from Malay sarung →