Where does “duyung” come from?
duyung (Indonesian) comes from Malay duyung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.
duyung (Indonesian): dugong
Ancestry of “duyung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | duyung | dugong |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *duyuŋ | — |
Words derived from “duyung”