Where does “sarong” come from?

sarong (Karao) comes from Malay sarung, from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ.

sarong (Karao): blanket worn by women in traditional dancing

Definitions

  1. blanket worn by women in traditional dancing

Ancestry of “sarong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysarungsarong; sheath
2Proto-Malayic*saruŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saruŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *saruŋ →Every word from Malay sarung →