Where does “kambing” come from?

kambing (Makasar) comes from Malay kambing, from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋ.

kambing (Makasar): root words that do not have a specific meaning if they are not formed into compounds

Definitions

  1. root words that do not have a specific meaning if they are not formed into compounds

Ancestry of “kambing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykambinggoat
2Proto-Malayickambiŋ
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankambiŋ
4Proto-Austronesiankandiŋ

Words derived from “kambing

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋEvery word from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ