Where does “gunung” come from?

gunung (Indonesian) comes from Malay gunung, from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ.

gunung (Indonesian): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “gunung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygunungmountain
2Proto-Malayicgunuŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangunuŋ—

Words derived from “gunung”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ →Every word from Malay gunung →
gunung — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer