Where does “udang” come from?
udang (Indonesian) comes from Malay udang, from Classical Malay udang, from Proto-Malayic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.
udang (Indonesian): prawn, shrimp: a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs, of the genus Stenasellus, the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata
Definitions
- prawn, shrimp: a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs, of the genus Stenasellus, the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata
Ancestry of “udang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | udang | shrimp, prawn, any elongated non-carcine decapod crustacean |
| 2 | Classical Malay | udang | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *hudaŋ | shrimp; prawn; lobster |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | *hudaŋ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *hudaŋ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |