Where does “urang” come from?

urang (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

urang (Hiligaynon): shrimp; prawn

Definitions

  1. shrimp; prawn

Ancestry of “urang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
2Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →