Where does “walet gunung” come from?

walet gunung (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian gunung, from Malay gunung, from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ.

walet gunung (Indonesian): Himalayan swiftlet; Aerodramus brevirostris

Definitions

  1. Himalayan swiftlet; Aerodramus brevirostris

Ancestry of “walet gunung”, step by step

walet gunung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian gunung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangunungmountain
2Malaygunungmountain
3Proto-Malayicgunuŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangunuŋ—

via Indonesian walet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianwaletswallow, martin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gunuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic gunuŋ →Every word from Malay gunung →