Where does “ទុរេន” come from?

ទុរេន (Khmer) comes from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

ទុរេន (Khmer): durian

Definitions

  1. durian

Ancestry of “ទុរេន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduriandurian fruit
2Proto-Malayicduri-an—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀi-an—
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an →Every word from Proto-Malayic duri-an →