Where does “musang” come from?

musang (Indonesian) comes from Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ.

musang (Indonesian): civet

Definitions

  1. civet

Ancestry of “musang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymusangcivet; fox
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*musaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ →Every word from Malay musang →