Where does “duduk” come from?

duduk (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic duduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk — to sit; be seated.

duduk (Iban): to sit to be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported

Definitions

  1. to sit to be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported

Ancestry of “duduk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicduduk—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*dukdukto sit; be seated
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk →Every word from Proto-Malayic duduk →
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