Where does “bong” come from?

bong (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦁ, from Old Javanese woṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ — outsider.

bong (Indonesian): Chinese graveyard

Definitions

  1. Chinese graveyard

Ancestry of “bong”, step by step

bong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseꦧꦺꦴꦁChinese graveyard
2Old Javanesewoṅ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀaŋoutsider

via Thai บ้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบ้องcylinder; pipe; tube; tube, especially bamboo...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese woṅ →Every word from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦁ →