Where does “musin bungai” come from?

musin bungai (Iban) comes from Iban musin, from Malay musim, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

musin bungai (Iban): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “musin bungai”, step by step

musin bungai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban musin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanmusinseason
2Malaymusimseason
3Arabicمَوْسِمseason, holiday
4Arabicموسمseason; festive season; festival, holiday
5Arabicوسمto mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

via Iban bungai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanbungaiflower
2Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
4Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom
Every word from Arabic وسم →Every word from Arabic موسم →Every word from Arabic مَوْسِم →