Where does “beruang” come from?

beruang (Indonesian) comes from Malay beruang, from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ — bear large mammal of family.

beruang (Indonesian): to have money; rich; bear

Definitions

  1. to have money; rich; bear

Ancestry of “beruang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberuangbear; to have money; rich
2Proto-Malayic*biruaŋbear
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀuaŋbear large mammal of family

Words derived from “beruang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ →Every word from Malay beruang →
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