Where does “manuk” come from?

manuk (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manuk (Javanese): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “manuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesemanukbird
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
3Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →Every word from Old Javanese manuk →