Where does “berusung” come from?

berusung (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian usung, from Malay usung, from Proto-Malayic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ.

berusung (Indonesian): to sit on a royal chair

Definitions

  1. to sit on a royal chair

Ancestry of “berusung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianusungto carry (to lift something and take it to another place or to transport something by lifting)
2Malayusungto carry to transport
3Proto-Malayic*husuŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qusuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *husuŋ →Every word from Malay usung →