Where does “benuang” come from?

benuang (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hanuaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanuaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qaNuaŋ — water buffalo, carabao.

benuang (Malay): water buffalo, carabao

Definitions

  1. water buffalo, carabao

Ancestry of “benuang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichanuaŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqanuaŋwater buffalo, carabao
3Proto-AustronesianqaNuaŋwater buffalo, carabao
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNuaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanuaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic hanuaŋ →