Where does “idung” come from?

idung (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

idung (Iban): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “idung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichiduŋnose
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
4Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →
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