Where does “utang” come from?

utang (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *hutaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutaŋ.

utang (Iban): debt

Definitions

  1. debt

Ancestry of “utang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*hutaŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *hutaŋ →