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Where does “anjing lotong” come from?

anjing lotong (Malay) comes from Malay lotong, from Proto-Malayic *lutuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lutuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.

anjing lotong (Malay): black dog

Definitions

  1. black dog

Ancestry of “anjing lotong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylotongblack
2Proto-Malayic*lutuŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lutuŋ—
4Proto-Austronesian*luCuŋ—
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