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