Where does “manuk” come from?
manuk (Indonesian) comes from Malay manuk, from Proto-Malayic manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.
manuk (Indonesian): bird; chicken
Ancestry of “manuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | manuk | bird; chicken |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | manuk | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | manuk | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | manuk | bird; chicken |