Where does “hidung” come from?
hidung (Indonesian) comes from Malay hidung, from Proto-Malayic hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.
hidung (Indonesian): nose
Ancestry of “hidung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | hidung | nose |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | hiduŋ | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ijuŋ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ujuŋ | Alternative form of *ijuŋ |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | mujiŋ | nose |