Where does “beruang” come from?

beruang (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ — bear large mammal of family.

beruang (Malay): bear; to have money; rich

Definitions

  1. bear; to have money; rich

Ancestry of “beruang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*biruaŋbear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀuaŋbear large mammal of family

Words derived from “beruang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀuaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *biruaŋ →