Where does “uang” come from?

uang (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban, from Proto-Austronesian qubaN — grey hair.

uang (Makasar): gray hair

Definitions

  1. gray hair

Ancestry of “uang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqubangray hair
2Proto-AustronesianqubaNgrey hair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qubaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quban →