Where does “kalaumang” come from?

kalaumang (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali-, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ.

kalaumang (Makasar): hermit crab

Definitions

  1. hermit crab

Ancestry of “kalaumang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kali-—
2Proto-Austronesian*qumaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali- →