Where does “nyamuk” come from?

nyamuk (Indonesian) comes from Malay nyamuk, from Proto-Malayic ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

nyamuk (Indonesian): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “nyamuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynyamukmosquito
2Proto-Malayicñamuk—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Malayic ñamuk →Every word from Malay nyamuk →