Where does “burungi” come from?

burungi (Gorontalo) comes from Malay burung, from Classical Malay بوروڠ, from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ — bird.

burungi (Gorontalo): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “burungi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayburungbird; penis
2Classical Malayبوروڠ—
3Proto-Malayic*buruŋbird
Every word from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ →Every word from Classical Malay بوروڠ →Every word from Malay burung →