Where does “duyung” come from?

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

duyung (Indonesian): dugong

Definitions

  1. dugong

Ancestry of “duyung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduyungdugong
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*duyuŋ—

Words derived from “duyung”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ →Every word from Malay duyung →