Where does “gunung” come from?
gunung (Indonesian) comes from Malay gunung, from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ.
gunung (Indonesian): mountain
Ancestry of “gunung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | gunung | mountain |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | gunuŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | gunuŋ | — |