Where does “embun” come from?

embun (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic Ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

embun (Iban): dew moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc

Definitions

  1. dew moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc

Ancestry of “embun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-MalayicAmbun—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
3Proto-Austronesianambundew
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayic Ambun →