Where does “pusung” come from?

pusung (Karo Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *pusəg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pusəj — navel.

pusung (Karo Batak): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “pusung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*pusəgnavel
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpusəjnavel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pusəjEvery word from Proto-Batak *pusəg
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