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
Ancestry of “benuang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | hanuaŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qanuaŋ | water buffalo, carabao |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qaNuaŋ | water buffalo, carabao |