Where does “orang hutan” come from?

orang hutan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hutan, from Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

orang hutan (Indonesian): Alternative spelling of orang utan

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of orang utan

Ancestry of “orang hutan”, step by step

orang hutan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian hutan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhutanforest
2Malayhutanforest
3Proto-Malayichutanforest
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
5Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush

via Indonesian orang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianoranghuman, person; a vassal; a subject; a person who...
2Malayorangperson; human, person; a vassal; a subject
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianuRaŋoutsider
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Malayic hutan →