Where does “Ilong-ilong” come from?

Ilong-ilong (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon ilong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

Ancestry of “Ilong-ilong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonilongnose
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
4Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

Words derived from “Ilong-ilong”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →