Where does “dugong” come from?

dugong (Indonesian) comes from Malay dugong, from Cebuano dugong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.

dugong (Indonesian): dugong Dugong dugon

Definitions

  1. dugong Dugong dugon

Ancestry of “dugong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydugongdugong
2Cebuanodugonga dugong
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*duyuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ →Every word from Cebuano dugong →Every word from Malay dugong →