Where does “dun” come from?
dun (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak daqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
dun (Kiput): leaf
Ancestry of “dun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-North Sarawak | daqun | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |